This year Manchester United were finally removed from the throne as the “most valuable” team in the world by Real Madrid.
Manchester United have topped the list for as long as i can remember but they have finally fallen behind the Spanish club whose current value of $3.3 billion is the most of any sports team.
.Just in the past year Real Madrid have made a record revenue of $650 million. The Spanish side have reduced their debt by 27.4% and increased net profit by approximately $13 million.
Soccer fans all around the world have the same questions regarding Real Madrid, and that is how they manage to continue buying the world’s most expensive players and still remain one of the most valuable teams in the world. Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez believes that the big named stars will eventually pay their own way in merchandising sales. One example is that of Cristiano Ronaldo who was previously the most expensive player in the world and was bought for $130 million.But after signing Ronaldo, they made $145 million just in shirt sales. Perez has been proved right time and time again.

Sources:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/real-madrid-overtake-manchester-united-to-top-the-forbes-most-valuable-sports-teams-list-8709822.html
http://www.forbes.com/teams/real-madrid/