2) FC Barcelona – $3.2 billion
FC Barcelona stands for Futbol Club Barcelona and it is also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça.
The professional football club is based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper.
Since then, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism.
Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the second most valuable sports team in the world, worth $3.2 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €484.6 million.
Barcelona has won 22 La Liga, 26 Copa del Rey, 11 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies, as well as being the record holder for the latter four competitions.
