The Washington Redskins remain one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world, but D.C.'s NFL team dropped out of the top 10 on Forbes "Most Valuable Sports Teams" list this year.
WASHINGTON — The Washington Redskins remain one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world, but D.C.’s NFL team dropped out of the top 10 on Forbes “Most Valuable Sports Teams” list this year.
The Redskins come in at No. 11 this year, down from No. 8 last year, with what Forbes estimates is a value of $2.95 billion. That’s up 4 percent from its estimated value last year, when the Redskins franchise was valued at $2.85 billion.
15. Bayern Munich
Team value: $2.71 billion
(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
AP Photo/Matthias Schrader
13. Los Angeles Dodgers (tie)
Team value: $2.75 billion
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
13. New York Jets (tie)
Team value: $2.75 billion
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File
12. Los Angeles Rams
Team value: $2.9 billion
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
11. Washington Redskins
Team value: $2.95 billion
(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
AP Photo/Nick Wass, File
9. Los Angeles Lakers (tie)
Team value: $3 billion
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
9. San Francisco 49ers (tie)
Team value: $3 billion
(AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File
8. New York Giants
Team value: $3.1 billion
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
AP Photo/Bill Kostroun
7. New York Knicks
Team value: $3.3 billion
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
6. New England Patriots
Team value: $3.4 billion
(AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File
5. Real Madrid
Team value: $3.58 billion
(AP Photo/Daniel Tejedor, File)
AP Photo/Daniel Tejedor, File
4. Barcelona
Team value: $3.64 billion
(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File
3. Manchester United
Team value: $3.69 billion
(AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
AP Photo/Dave Thompson
2. New York Yankees
Team value: $3.7 billion
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
1. Dallas Cowboys
Team value: $4.2 billion
(AP Photo/Brad Penner, File)
The Baltimore Ravens come in at No. 27 this year, unchanged from last year’s ranking, despite a 19 percent jump in the franchise’s estimate worth, to $2.3 billion.
Forbes’ annual list of most valuable sports franchises includes the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, Formula 1, Soccer and NASCAR. No NHL or F1 teams made the top 50.
The NFL dominates the list, with 29 of the 50 most valuable sports franchises in the world.
Forbes says no sports league is as profitable as the NFL.
The Cowboys, Yankees and Manchester United top the 2017 most valuable sports franchise list.
Jeff Clabaugh has spent 20 years covering the Washington region's economy and financial markets for WTOP as part of a partnership with the Washington Business Journal, and officially joined the WTOP newsroom staff in January 2016.
