A ye๊ฆฟar ago, the Red Bulls werenโt even among the five most valuable teams i๐n MLS according to Forbes. Now, Forbes Mexico ranks them among the top fiveย soccer teams in all of the Americas and No. 1 in MLS at more than a quarter of a billion dollars.
The Red Bulls โ who lost to New England in the Eastern Conference final lastย Saturday then lost star Thierry Henry on Tuesday โเด were . That was fifth-highest in all of North, Central and South America, behind three Brazilian clubs and o๐ne Mexican side.
โIn 2006, there was a decisive turning the franchise: the arrival of Red Bull and renaming,โโ Forbes Mexico wrote, according to a Google translation. โThe team was born in 1996 in the MLS as MetroStars; 10ย years after he bought energy drinks c๐ซompany, invested and in 2010 opened the Red Bull Arena at a cost of 216 million dollars; to this is added the arrival of players like๐ก the French star Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez.โโ
Last year, Forbes valued the Red Bulls at just $114 million, sixth in MLS behind leaders Seattle ($175 million), the LA Galaxy, Portland Timbers, Houston Dynamo and Toronto FC. Now, Forbes Mexico โ which it should be noted is not identical to Forbes โ tabbed them first in the league, second in CONCACAF behind Mexican side Guadalajara ($279.3 mi๐ฒllion).
Corinthians lead three Brazilian clubs โฑatop the list a๐ปt $579.9 million. According to Forbes Mexico, the valuations were based on cost of the stadium (if the club owned it), the price of the roster and the value of the brand.
Sporting Kansas ๊งCity (eighth at $229.1 million) and the LA Galaxy (ninth at $207.6 million) also cracked the top 10.