Most Valuable Teams in Sports

Real Madrid tops the ranking of most valuable teams in sports with a total value of around 3.300 million $ with Manchester United at the second spot with 3.165 million $ and Barcelona in third with 2.600 million $.

Last year it was Manchester United which was the most valuable team in the world but this year according to starts, Real Madrid have overtaken the Red Devils with the highest revenue stream of around 650 million $ annually along with the operating income of around 170 million $. Moreover, analysts have termed the success of Real Madrid a pure business model being made by their president Fi Perez who has always signed the best players in the world.

The list was released by a popular American Magazine Forbes. The astonishing thing in all this is that the three football clubs i.e Real Madrid, Manchester United and Barcelona are all football clubs leading the rankings which clearly shows that football has now become the most popular game in the wold. Moreover, Arsenal another football club came 10th with 1.326 million $ in the list which further consolidates this fact.

The full table is below.

Ranking	Team	Value in million $
1	Real Madrid	3.300
2	Manchester United	3.165
3	Barcelona	2.600
4	Yankees	2.300
5	Cowboys	2.100
6	Patriots	1.635
7	Dodgers	1.615
8	Redskins	1.600
9	Giants	1.468
10	Arsenal	1.326

It is no surprise that from 4th to 9th spots, American baseball and basketball teams are dominating the list of most valuable teams in the world. Once again, it has to be noted that the above mentioned list is based on all sports teams and not only limited to one or two sports. The magazine has also released lists of most valuable teams in specific sports like football and baseball etc.

Top 10 Muslim Footballers

Football is the most popular and widely played sport of the world so the footballers are more famous then  players of other sports. Nearly all of us knows about great footballers but very few people knows about Muslim footballers. There are many famous Muslim footballers which are playing in different popular clubs and for different countries. Here i am sharing list of top ten Muslim footballers.

1) Mesut Ozil

Mesut Ozil is one of the most famous Muslim footballer. He plays for German international team.  Now a days he is playing in the Real Madrid one of the most popular football club on the planet. He plays as a midfield player for RM.

2) Franck Ribery

Franck Ribery is another famous muslim football player. He was converted to Islam several years ago. He plays for France international team as a midfielder and for German football club Bayern Munich.

3) Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane is a former French footballer and one of most famous Muslim footballer ever. He was midfield attacker for France. He retired after 2006 world cup. He also played for Juventus and Real Madrid football clubs. Now a days he is assistant coach of Real Madrid. Zidane scored 2 goals in FIFA World cup 1998 Final against Brazil and won the World Cup for France.

4) Robin Van Persie

Robin Van Persie is another famous Muslim footballer and one of the best striker of Netherlands  football team. He plays in English football club Manchester United these days.

5) Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri is a young French midfielder. He plays for English football club Manchester City. 26 year old Nasri has Algerian parents.

6) Sami Khedira

26 years old Sami Khedira one of the best current German player. Sami Khedira signed a contract with Real Madrid in 2010 leaving VfB Stuttgart.

7) Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimović   is a Swedish footballer. He is the captain of his international team. He plays in saint German football club as a striker. He is also a Muslim however his mother is  catholic.

8) Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema plays for France International Team. He also plays for Real Madrid Football Club as a Striker. Benzema is 25 years old and belongs to Algerian  descent.

9) Moustapha Salifou

Moustapha Salifou is the best midfielder of Togo international team. In past he played in different clubs but now a days he is a free agent.

10)Eric Abidal

French defender Eric Abidal is also a Muslim footballer. 33 years old Eric plays in AS Monaco football club as central defender.

5 Most Richest Footballers Of World

We often see the lists of top footballers of the world but what about the list of most richest footballers of the world? Isn’t it will be interesting to know that which footballers got most wealth? Here is list of 5 most richest footballers of the world.

1) Lionel Messi

According to a survey of 2013 Lionel Messi is named as the most richest player of the year. Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer. He plays as a forward in his team. He is not only a good player but also the captain of Argentina football team. Recently he is playing in number one football club of the world FC Barcelona. His per year salary  from club is about $22M. More than from his salary Messi earns from sponsors and from commercial adds. Messi is the first player who won title of the player of year 4 times. He also got golden shoe from FIFA.

2) Christiano Ronaldo

Christiano Ronaldo Portugal footballer and also the captain of national football team of his country is the second most richest player of the world. He plays as a striker in a Spanish football club named Real Madrid. Before joining Real Madrid club he plays in Manchester united an English football club.His per year club salary in Real Madrid is about $20M. Christiano Ronaldo is also the famous footballer of the world. He earns more from sponsors and adds as compare to his salary

3) David Beckham

David Beckham an English footballer is counted as the third richest football player of 2013. In last few years David Beckham was the most valuable and richest footballer of the world. He played in many clubs such as Real Madrid,Los Angles, and Manchester United.After his 20 year career he announced his retirement on 16,May 2013. He played his last match on 18th, May 2013. In his career he won many titles for his country and club. He is the one of most famous English world has ever known.

4) Wayne Rooney

In now a days Wayne Rooney is the most costly English player and the fourth richest player of the world in 2013 session. In his club life he started his career from Manchester United and still in this club. His club salary is about $17M per year. He also earns a good amount from sponsors and in adds of different companies. He plays at forward position in his club  and national team.

5) Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres a Spanish footballer is the fifth most richest player of 2013. He is the best attacker of . In 2011 he signed 5 year contract with Chelsea football club.He is the most expensive player of Chelsea in this session. His per year salary is about $16.6M. In his career till now he got many individual awards.