Football finances

Football clubs with a transfer value of at least $50 million

Football clubs with a transfer value of at least $50 million are included in the list below. Updates take place once a year. The top 50 most valuable sports clubs of the world consists of American football clubs, baseball clubs, basketball clubs and football clubs. The non-football clubs are from the United States. The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association are the most valuable non-football clubs. Real Madrid from Spain is the most recent football club which became the most valuable sports club in the world.

Highest-paid athletes

The football legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and the boxing legend Floyd Mayweather became the first athletes with an annual pay of at least $100 million. Ronaldo won his first world title with the English side Manchester United and Messi won his first world title with the Spanish side FC Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo won three FIFA Club World Cup titles with Real Madrid and Lionel Messi won three FIFA Club World Cup titles with FC Barcelona.

🏆 At least one continental championship title
⭐ At least 20 domestic championship titles