Barcelona have been named by as the worlds most valuable football club for the first time.For the last 16 years, the top two spots have been occupied by Real Madrid and Manchester United. However, the latter have dropped out of the top three, while Barcelona have claimed first place.This comes in spite of a difficult year Erik Johnson Women Jersey at Camp Nou. They ended the season without a trophy for the first time since 2014, and failed to progre s past the Champions League quarter-finals.Furthermore, star man Lionel Me si handed in a transfer request, while the likes of Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic left for cut-price fees. Its been a difficult year on and off the pitch for BarcelonaNo secret has been made of Barcelonas debt. The club have suffered huge lo ses, leading to Colin Wilson Kids Jersey debts of over 1 billion. Its not just at La Blaugrana where money has been an i sue. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll on clubs finances, with all games being played behind closed doors or in front of a limited capacity.Forbes claims that the average revenue per team in the top 20 has dropped by 9.6% since their last ranking two years ago.Nonethele s, the value of the top 20 clubs has risen in the last two years by 30%. Forbes believes that buyers see a great wealth of untapped marketing potential when it comes to football clubs, given the sports worldwide fanbase.Paris Saint-Germain and Boru sia Dortmund are the two clubs with the biggest increases in value, growing 129% and 112% respectively.For Les Parisiens, their succe s on the European stage will have had an impact, as well as the constant development of young superstar Kylian Mbappe.However, the biggest impact would likely have come from their partnership with basketball icon Michael Jordan, which has allowed them to tap into a new, more global Andrei Mironov Jersey market.PSGs superstars will have increased the value of the clubMeanwhile, Boru sia Dortmunds value will have been helped by the emergence of Norwegian striker Erling Braut Haaland, who has become one of Europes hottest properties over the last year.Liverpool are another club who have seen a vast improvement over the last two years, with their value increasing by 88%.During this time, they achieved great succe s on the pitch, lifting the Champions League and their first-ever Premier League title. They also struck a sponsorship deal J.T. Compher Men Jersey with sportswear titans Nike, and have sporting hero LeBron James as a minority shareholder.From the top 20 clubs, nine of them come from England. This is unsurprising, given that the Premier Leagues television revenue is believed to be double that of La Ligas the next highest on the list of TV money.The next most represented league in the top 20 was Serie A, with four clubs. La Liga had three, while the Bundesliga had two. Ligue 1 and the Eredivisie both had one team in the top 20. Top 20Barcelona ($4.76bn)Real Madrid ($4.75bn)Bayern Munich ($4.215bn)Manchester United ($4.2bn)Liverpool ($4.1bn)Manchester City ($4bn)Chelsea ($3.2bn)Arsenal ($2.8bn)Paris Saint-Germain ($2.5bn)Tottenham Hotspur ($2.3bn)Juventus ($1.95bn)Boru sia Dortmund ($1.9bn)Atletico Madrid ($1bn)Inter Milan ($743m)Everton ($658m)AC Milan ($559m)AS Roma ($ Bowen Byram Jersey 548m)West Ham United ($508m)Leicester City ($455m)Ajax ($413m)