Who Owns the World's Biggest Football Clubs? Full Ownership Timelines & Purchase Prices
$151B+
Total Combined Value
$6.75B
Most Valuable (Real Madrid)
50
Clubs Profiled
12
Countries Represented
Key Ownership Trends in Football (2025)
- Most Valuable Club: Real Madrid ($6.75B) - First club to exceed $1B in annual revenue
- Biggest Sale Ever: Chelsea FC (2022) - £4.25B ($5.2B) to Todd Boehly/Clearlake consortium
- Premier League Dominance: 6 of top 10 most valuable clubs from England
- State Ownership Rise: Manchester City (UAE), PSG (Qatar), Newcastle (Saudi Arabia)
- American Investment Wave: 10+ Premier League clubs now have US ownership involvement
- Best ROI: Manchester City - £210M purchase (2008) now valued at $5.3B (2,400%+ increase)
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Club Valuations (Top 20)
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Complete Ownership Histories - All 50 Clubs
Data Sources & Methodology:
Valuation data from Forbes World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2025, Sportico Soccer Valuations, CNBC Global Soccer Team Valuations, and Deloitte Football Money League 2025.
Purchase Price Sources: Official club announcements, SEC filings, Companies House records (UK), press reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, Sky Sports, and The Athletic.
Inflation Adjustments: Historical purchase prices adjusted to 2025 USD using CPI data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bank of England historical inflation calculator.
Last Updated: January 2025
Valuation data from Forbes World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2025, Sportico Soccer Valuations, CNBC Global Soccer Team Valuations, and Deloitte Football Money League 2025.
Purchase Price Sources: Official club announcements, SEC filings, Companies House records (UK), press reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, Sky Sports, and The Athletic.
Inflation Adjustments: Historical purchase prices adjusted to 2025 USD using CPI data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bank of England historical inflation calculator.
Last Updated: January 2025