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Spanish outfit, Real Madrid have for the third year running retained the top spot on Forbes' list of the 50 most valuable sports teams in the world. Barcelona ($3.16 b) and Manchester United ($3.10) were also included in the top five. The world's 50 most valuable teams are worth an average US$1.75 billion, up 31 per cent from 2014 according to Forbes.
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The 10 most valuable teams 

1. Real Madrid (Football) - $3.26b

2. Dallas Cowboys (NFL) - $3.20b

2. New York Yankees (Baseball) - $3.20b

4. Barcelona (Soccer) - $3.16b

5. Manchester United (Soccer) - $3.10b

6. Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) - $2.60b

6. New England Patriots (NFL) - $2.60b

8. New York Knicks (NBA) - $2.50b

9. Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball) - $2.40b

9. Washington Redskins (NFL) - $2.40‎b
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Spanish giant, Real Madrid has for the third consecutive year topped Forbes list of 20 most ‎valuable football clubs in the world.

Valued at $3.26bn, the club boasts of revenue of $746m and this according to Forbes was enough to keep them top of the list.

Forbes took into account equity and net debt, operating income
and transfer net spend when calculating its league table‎.

The 20 most valuable football teams in the world are worth an average of $1.16bn, 11% more than last year and 84% higher than five years ago.‎ Barcelona is in second spot, valued at $3.2bn, while Manchester United is third on $3.1bn.



The 10 most valuable soccer teams 

1. Real Madrid $3.26 

2. Barcelona $3.16 

3. Manchester United $3.10 

4. Bayern Munich $2.35 

5. Manchester City $1.38 

6. Chelsea $1.37 

7. Arsenal $1.31 

8. Liverpool $982 

9. Juventus $837 

10. AC Milan $775‎
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The list stars popular names in sports; Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale, Neymar, Ibrahimovic and the rest. See the full list below;


1. Floyd Mayweather - £65.6m (Boxing)

2. Cristiano Ronaldo - £50.0m (Football)
3. LeBron James - £45.2m (Basketball)
4. Lionel Messi - £40.4m (Football)
5. Kobe Bryant - £38.4m (Basketball)
6. Tiger Woods - £38.3m (Golf)
7. Roger Federer - £35.1m (Tennis)
8. Phil Mickelson - £33.3m (Golf)
9. Rafael Nadal - £27.8m (Tennis)
10. Matt Ryan - £27.4m (NFL)
11. Manny Pacquiao - £26.1m (Boxing)
12. Zlatan Ibrahimovic -£25.3m (Football)
13. Derrick Rose - £22.9m (Basketball)
14. Gareth Bale - £22.8m (Football)
15. Radamel Falcao - £22.1m (Football)
16. Neymar - £21.0m (Football)
17. Novak Djokovic - £20.7m (Tennis)
18. Matthew Stafford - £20.6m (NFL)
19. Lewis Hamilton - £20.0m (Racing)
20. Kevin Durant - £19.9m (Basketball)
21. Fernando Alonso - £19.4m (Racing)
22. Mahendra Singh Dhoni -£18.8m (Cricket)
23. Dwyane Wade - £18.7m (Basketball)
24. Carmelo Anthony - £18.4m(Basketball)
25. Wladimir Klitschko - £17.5m (Boxing)
26. Peyton Manning - £16.9m (NFL)
27. Amar'e Stoudemire - £16.7m (Basketball)
28. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - £16.2m (Racing)
29. Dwight Howard - £15.9m (Basketball)
30. Cliff Lee - £15.8m (Baseball)
31. Joe Mauer - £15.5m (Baseball)
32. Miguel Cabrera - £15.4m (Baseball)
33. Zack Greinke - £15.3m (Baseball)
34. Maria Sharapova - £15.3m (Tennis)
35. Derek Jeter - £15.2m (Baseball)
35. Rory McIlroy - £15.2m (Golf)
37. Chris Paul - £15.1m (Basketball)
37. CC Sabathia - £15.1m (Baseball)
39. Prince Fielder - £14.9m (Baseball)
40. Darrelle Revis - £14.9m (NFL)
41. Li Na - £14.8m (Tennis)
42. Jimmie Johnson - £14.7m (Racing)
43. Wayne Rooney - £14.6m (Football)
44. Sergio Aguero - £14.6m (Football)
45. Usain Bolt - £14.5m (Track)
45. Dirk Nowitzki - £14.5m (Basketball)
47. Blake Griffin - £14.4m (Basketball)
48. Alex Rodriguez -£14.3m (Baseball)
48. Johan Santana - £14.3m (Baseball)
50. Mark Teixeira - £14.2m (Baseball)
51. Matt Kemp - £14.1m (Baseball)
52. Joe Johnson - £14.1m (Basketball)
53. Geno Atkins - £14.0m (NFL)
53. Ryan Howard - £14.0m (Baseball)
55. Aaron Rodgers - £13.8m (NFL)
55. Serena Williams - £13.8m (Tennis)
57. Chris Bosh - £13.6m (Basketball)
57. Pau Gasol - £13.6m (Basketball)
59. Yaya Touré - £13.6m (Football)
60. Robinson Cano - £13.4m (Baseball)
60. Adrian Gonzalez - £13.4m (Baseball)
62. Joe Haden - £13.4m (NFL)
63. Fernando Torres - £13.3m (Football)
64. Henrik Stenson - £13.3m (Golf)
65. Vernon Wells - £13.2m (Baseball)
66. Canelo Alvarez - £13.1m (Boxing)
66. Drew Brees - £13.1m (NFL)
66. Eli Manning - £13.1m (NFL)
69. Julius Peppers - £13.0m (NFL)
70. Cole Hamels - £12.9m (Baseball)
70. Jason Peters - £12.9m (NFL)
70. Justin Verlander - £12.9m (Baseball)
73. Tim Lincecum - £12.9m (Baseball)
74. Carl Crawford - £12.8m (Baseball)
75. Matt Cain - £12.8m (Baseball)
75. Barry Zito - £12.8m (Baseball)
77. Felix Hernandez - £12.7m (Baseball)
77. Albert Pujols - £12.7m (Baseball)
79. Deron Williams - £12.5m (Basketball)
80. David Ortiz - £12.4m (Baseball)
81. Robin van Persie - £12.2m (Football)
82. Russell Westbrook - £12.0m (Basketball)
83. Sebastian Vettel - £11.9m (Racing)
84. Carlos Dunlap - £11.8m (NFL)
84. Zach Randolph - £11.8m (Basketball)
86. Steven Gerrard - £11.7m (Football)
86. Jeff Gordon - £11.7m (Racing)
88. Rudy Gay - £11.6m (Basketball)
89. Larry Fitzgerald - £11.6m (NFL)
89. Mesut Ozil - £11.6m (Football)
91. Branden Albert - £11.5m (NFL)
92. Franck Ribéry - £11.4m (Football)
93. Alfonso Soriano - £11.3m (Baseball)
94. Jairus Byrd - £11.3m (NFL)
95. Adam Scott - £11.1m (Golf)
96. Terrell Suggs - £11.0m (NFL)
97. Brandon Marshall - £10.9m (NFL)
97. Jayson Werth - £10.9m (Baseball)
99. Matt Holliday - £10.9m (Baseball)
100. Luis Suarez - £10.8m (Football)



































































































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Nigerian oil magnate and Chairman of Forte Oil and Gas, Femi Otedola has covered the latest issue of Forbes Africa Magazine. ‎Captioned "The Billionaire Who Bounced Back", Otedola became  at least $398m richer between March 3 and June 2. 


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Two Nigerian monarchs; Oba Obateru Akinrutan of Ugbo Land and Oba Okunade Sijuwade of Ile-Ife have made Forbes Africa's list of the richest Kings in Africa. The popular kings who occupied the 2nd and 3rd spots have an estimated net worths of $300 million and at least $75 million respectively.





(1.) King Mohammed VI, (Morocco)

Estimated net worth: $2 billion

Source: Investments 







(2.) Oba Obateru Akinrutan, Ugbo Land, (Nigeria)

Estimated net worth: $300 million

Source: Oil





(3.) Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Ile-Ife, (Nigeria)

Estimated net worth: At least $75 million Source: Construction, Property, Oil 


(4.) King Mswati III, (Swaziland)

Estimated net worth: At least $50 million

Source: Investments 







(5.) Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Ashanti, (Ghana)

Estimated net worth: $10 million

Source: Jewelry, Mining Equipment, Property
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The richest football team in the world, Real Madrid has topped Forbes' list of the most valuable football teams in the world. The nine-time champions of Europe are reportedly worth $3.44 billion. And for the first time since Forbes began ranking, two Spanish teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, have occupied the top two spots.





Top 5 teams

(1) Real Madrid ($3.44 billion)

(2) Barcelona ($3.28 billion)

(3) Manchester United ($2.81 billion)

(4) Bayern Munich ($1.85 billion)

(5) Arsenal ($1.33 billion)
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Frontline business man and CEO, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has become the first African to make Forbes annual top 25 world's richest list. Dangote, whose worth was put at$25billion occupied the 23 spot as against the 43 position he was in last year.

For four consecutive years, Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in the African continent. Meanwhile, former Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates has also overtaken Carlos Slim as the world's richest man.






Top 10


1. Bill Gates- $76b
2. Carlos Slim Helu - $72b
3. Amancio Ortega - $64b
4. Warren Buffett - $58.2 B
5. Larry Ellison$48 B
6. Charles Koch$40 B
7. David Koch$40 B
8. Sheldon Adelson$38 B
9. Christy Walton & family$36.7 B
10. Jim Walton$34.7 B
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She's such a remarkable young girl. At age 10, Zuriel Elise Oduwole's boldness is unbelievable. Known for interviewing renowned leaders and severally applauded for dishing out intelligent interview questions, the Whiz kid recently etched her name in history book as she became the youngest person ever to be interviewed in Forbes.

The Nigerian-American has interviewed Presidents of Tanzania, Mauritius, Malawi; ex-presidents Jerry John Rawlings, John Kufuor of Ghana; top-flight businessman, Aliko Dangote, to mention a few.

It was her turn to be interviewed and so she got featured in the August 2013 edition of Forbes Africa. Zurich however hopes to interview President Goodluck Jonathan when he's less busy.




Source: Information Nigeria
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After being displaced by singers, Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez in the year 2011 and 2012, billionaire talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey is back to number one spot on Forbes' 2013 most powerful celebrities.

The 59 year-old who's topped the list four times since 1999 is being credited with $77 million (£50m) earnings between June 2012 and June 2013. Forbes writer, Dorothy Pomerantz asserts that she still weilds an enormous amount of power.

"She is taking this cable network and turning it around just through the sheer force of her will, her connections and her ability." She added


For the 2013 compilation, Forbes looked into celebrity's earnings on income from tours, books, contracts, endorsements, movies and residuals etc and how they appeared in the media using different polls.


2013 FORBES' CELEBRITY 100

1) Oprah Winfrey $77m
2) Lady Gaga $80m
3) Steven Spielberg $100m
4) Beyonce $53m
5) Madonna $125m
6) Taylor Swift $55m
7) Jon Bon Jovi $79m
8) Roger Federer $71m
9) Justin Bieber $58m
10) Ellen DeGeneres $56m
11) Hugh Jackman $55m
12) Jennifer Lopez $45m
13) Rihanna $43m
14) Coldplay $64m
15) Tiger Woods $78m
16) LeBron James $60m
17) Simon Cowell $95m
18) Katy Perry $39m
19) David Beckham $47m
20) Robert Downey Jnr $75m
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Actor Ashton Kutcher has surpassed rival Charlie Sheen as the highest paid TV actor on Forbes' list.

The two and a half men star reportedly banked $24 million for his role in the popular sitcom which records 12.4 million viewers per episode.

Asides acting, 34 year-old Kutcher has investments in Silicon Valley, Skype, Spotify and Airbnb valued at $1 billion.'

Forbes' Highest Paid TV Actor full list:

1. Ashton Kutcher, $24 million
2. Hugh Laurie, $18 million
2. Ray Romano, $18 million
4. Alec Baldwin, $15 million
4. Mark Harmon, $15 million
6. Tim Allen, $14 million
7. Jon Cryer, $13 million
8. Patrick Dempsey, $12 million
9. Jim Parsons, $8 million
9. Johnny Galecki, $8 million
9. Jason Segel, $8 million

Source: Daily Mail
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