Cowboys Worth $4 Billion to Top List of All Sports Teams

3 out of 4 NFC East teams among the five most valuable in the NFL

The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise in the world at a worth of $4 billion, according to Forbes magazine.

America's Team heads the list of NFL teams for the ninth consecutive year and is first overall among all sports teams for the first time since 2007.

The Cowboys made a record NFL revenue of $620 million last season.

According to Forbes, the five most valuable sports teams in the world are now the Cowboys ($4 billion), Real Madrid ($3.26 billion), Patriots ($3.2 billion), New York Yankees ($3.2 billion) and Barcelona ($3.16 billion).

In the NFL, Super Bowl champion New England is second behind Dallas at $3.2 billion and the Washington Redskins are third at $2.85 billion. The New York Giants ($2.8 billion) and San Francisco 49ers ($2.7 billion) round out the top five in the NFL.

The Buffalo Bills are last on the list at $1.4 billion.

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