According to Forbes, FC Barcelona is the third most valuable football team in the world at $5.5 billion, just behind Real Madrid and Manchester United.
That’s amazing when you consider it’s owned by the members, whereas Manchester United, for example, along with the many American sports franchises that make the most valuable sports teams list, are owned by individual billionaires.
Barcelona’s value has grown exponentially over the past few decades as it expanded its reach internationally.
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