Soccernet -- Manchester United have dropped a place in Forbes' top-50 list of the most valuable sports teams for the second year in a row, while Arsenal fall out of the top 10.
Just 12 months ago United were worth more than any other team, before being overtaken by Real Madrid in the 2013 report. Now they dip to third with Barcelona moving up into second.
Real Madrid are the most valuable team for a second successive season. Forbes -- calculating value on equity, debt and stadium deals -- estimates that Real are now worth $3.44 billion (two billion pounds), up $0.14 billion from 12 months ago.
The Champions League win saw Real's income rise from around $62 million to $78 million and their revenue streams are higher than any other sports team.
Barcelona have seen a huge rise in their wealth of 23 percent, up $0.6 billion to $3.2 billion, while United's has dipped by $0.36 billion to $2.81 billion.
United, who will be without European football this season, have already secured additional income with a sponsorship deal with Chevrolet worth a total $559 million beginning the summer, while and adidas kit deal worth $1.3 billion over 10 years will start in 2015.
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