NORMALLY WHEN WE look at a sports team’s financial clout, we take stock of things like turnover and assets in an attempt to get a nice round picture of their overall wealth.
One thing that is sometimes overlooked is the value of the team as a brand — that iconic crest, the famous team name, and the whole history and sense of identity that comes bundled with them.
We’re not particularly good with numbers over here on the sports desk, but the good people over at Forbes have been playing with their abacus and they’ve managed to identify the ten most valuable brands in the sports world.
This time last year, Manchester United were sitting pretty on top of the pile, but with the dollar increasing in strength against the pound sterling, they’ve since been leapfrogged.
Here’s this year’s list.
1. New York Yankees ($340m)
2. Manchester United ($269m)
3. Real Madrid ($264m)
4. Dallas Cowboys ($193m)
5. Bayern Munich ($179m)
6. Boston Red Sox ($173m)
7. Barcelona ($172m)
8. Arsenal ($158m)
9. AC Milan ($147m)
10. New England Patriots ($146m)
City with majority of possession…. nothing up front. Bohs very ordinary….
@IrishOwl: woeful watch
@IrishOwl: If a very ordinary side can beat City, just shows how much they have fallen.Hard to see a future for this club if same group of players there next season….
@running man: couldnt agree more. Serious overhaul needed
@running man: where are you going with an ordinary side were 3rd you have become the ordinary side. stop trolling
@IrishOwl: another muppet cork fan.
@Heckler davies: If you think Cork are the ordinary side, then you must think Bohs are worse than ordinary. That is Bohs first league win over Cork this season compared to two wins for Cork
Bit hard on the keeper there.
Not as bad a performance as in recent weeks, but still several players far short of League of Ireland full-time professional standard.