Manchester United club named World's most valuable sports team in football at £3.16BILLION.

Manchester United has been named as second most valuable sports team

on the planet and number one in football, according to Forbes.

The Premier League club is worth an incredible £3.16billion ahead of rivals such as Real Madrid andBarcelona who both are worth  £3.14bn and  £3.11bn respectively.

Number one on the list is NFL's Dallas Cowboys, who are worth a jaw-dropping £3.67bn. 

The list is dominated by US sports with eight NBA teams and six MLB franchises included.

Here are the top 10 Forbes list.

1. Dallas Cowboys £3,67bn (NFL)

2. Man Utd £3.16bn (football)

3. Real Madrid £3.14bn (football)

4. Barcelona £3.11bn (football)

5. New York Yankees £3.07bn (MLB)

6. New England Patriots £2.84bn (NFL)

7. New York Knicks £2.76bn (NBA)

8. Los Angeles Lakers £2.53bn (NBA)

8. New York Giants, £2.53bn (NFL)

10. Golden State £2.38bn (NBA)