Manchester United world's most valuable club in Forbes list

Manchester United have replaced European champion Real Madrid as the world's most valuable football team, according to the annual list published by Forbes on Tuesday. United were valued at $3.69bn, an 11% jump compared to last year. That was a testament to the team's powerful brand and marketing acumen, Forbes said in a statement. Barcelona were second on the list with a value of $3.64bn while Real, who held top spot for the last four years, fell to third place with a value of $3.58bn. Rounding out the top five were Bayern Munich ($2.71bn) and Manchester City ($2.08bn). Six Premier League teams featured in the top 10, with United and City joined by Arsenal ($1.93bn), Chelsea ($1.85bn) Liverpool ($1.49bn) and Tottenham Hotspur ($1.06bn). German champion Bayern were ranked fourth while Serie A champion Juventus ($1.26bn) were ninth. Forbes also said the average value of the top 20 teams rose 3% over last year to $1.48bn.