The World’s Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2026

BusinessSportsMoneyDaily CoverThe World’s Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2026Winning Streak: For the fifth year in a row, Real Madrid is the world’s most valuable soccer team, now worth an estimated $9.5 billion.Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua/Getty ImagesByJustin Teitelbaum,Forbes StaffandBrett Knight,Assistant Managing Editor.Follow AuthorsMay 29, 2026, 01:30am EDTA record year keeps Real Madrid on top of a group of 30 clubs worth a combined $87 billion—and investors’ appetite for European teams is just starting to kick in.@font-face{font-family: "Highlander"; src: url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/highlander/highlander-bold.woff2") format("woff2"); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;} @font-face{font-family: "Merriweather"; src: url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/merriweather/merriweather-bold-webfont.woff2") format("woff2"), url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/merriweather/merriweather-bold-webfont.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;} @font-face{font-family: "Graphik"; src: url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/graphik/graphik-bold.woff2") format("woff2"), url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/graphik/graphik-bold.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;} @font-face{font-family: "Highlander"; src: url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/highlander/highlander-regular.woff2") format("woff2"); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;} @font-face{font-family: "Merriweather"; src: url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/merriweather/merriweather-regular-webfont.woff2") format("woff2"), url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/merriweather/merriweather-regular-webfont.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;} @font-face{font-family: "Graphik"; src: url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/graphik/graphik-regular.woff2") format("woff2"), url("https://i.forbesimg.com/assets/fonts/graphik/graphik-regular.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;} #article-num-0 .colo...