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20. Ajax - Value: $413 million AFP
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WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE CLUBS: 1. Barcelona - Value: $4.76 billion, according to Forbes. Reuters
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2. Real Madrid - Value: $4.75 billion AFP
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3. Bayern Munich - Value: $4.215 billion Reuters
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4. Manchester United - Value: $4.2 billion Getty Images
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5. Liverpool - Value: $4.1 billion AFP
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6. Manchester City - Value: $4 billion Getty Images
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7. Chelsea - Value: $3.2 billion PA
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8. Arsenal - Value: $2.8 billion Reuters
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9. Paris Saint-Germain - Value: $2.5 billion AP
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10. Tottenham Hotspur - Value: $2.3 billion EPA
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11. Juventus - Value: $1.95 billion Reuters
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12. Borussia Dortmund - Value: $1.9 billion AP
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13. Atletico Madrid - Value: $1 billion AFP
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14. Inter Milan - Value: $743 million Getty Images
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15. Everton - Value: $658 million EPA
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16. AC Milan - Value: $559 million AP
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17. AS Roma - Value: $548 million AFP
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18. West Ham United - Value: $508 million. Getty Images
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19. Leicester City - Value: $455 million AFP
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20. Ajax - Value: $413 million AFP
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WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE CLUBS: 1. Barcelona - Value: $4.76 billion, according to Forbes. Reuters
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2. Real Madrid - Value: $4.75 billion AFP
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3. Bayern Munich - Value: $4.215 billion Reuters
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4. Manchester United - Value: $4.2 billion Getty Images
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5. Liverpool - Value: $4.1 billion AFP
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6. Manchester City - Value: $4 billion Getty Images
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7. Chelsea - Value: $3.2 billion PA
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8. Arsenal - Value: $2.8 billion Reuters
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9. Paris Saint-Germain - Value: $2.5 billion AP
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10. Tottenham Hotspur - Value: $2.3 billion EPA
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11. Juventus - Value: $1.95 billion Reuters
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12. Borussia Dortmund - Value: $1.9 billion AP
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13. Atletico Madrid - Value: $1 billion AFP
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14. Inter Milan - Value: $743 million Getty Images
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15. Everton - Value: $658 million EPA
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16. AC Milan - Value: $559 million AP
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17. AS Roma - Value: $548 million AFP
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18. West Ham United - Value: $508 million. Getty Images
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19. Leicester City - Value: $455 million AFP
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20. Ajax - Value: $413 million AFP
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