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Dallas Cowboys are the world's most valuable sports franchise for third straight year

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Sports
Published July 18, 2018 4:34 PM EDT
Published July 18, 2018 4:34 PM EDT
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The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise in the world for the third straight year, according to Forbes.

The magazine values America’s Team at $4.8 billion. It said the Cowboys had the highest annual revenue of any team on Earth - $840 million.

No. 2 on the list is soccer’s Manchester United ($4.12 billion), No. 3 Real Madrid ($4.08 billion), No. 4 Barcelona ($4.06 billion) and No. 5 is the next American franchise – the New York Yankees ($4 billion).

Forbes said AT&T Stadium generates more than $100 million per year in premium seat revenue and $150 million from the team’s corporate sponsors.

There are 106 franchises globally worth $1 billion, up from 87 in 2017.