Vincent Aboubakar of Cameroon leads race for AFCON 2021 Golden Boot ahead of round of 16 games
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Barcelona have been named the richest club in the world in a list compiled by Wealthy Gorilla.
The Catalan giants topped the list despite their current financial status which has them in a £1.13billion debt.
According to Wealthy Gorilla's data collected from the likes of CNBC and Business Insider, Real Madrid are currently the second-richest club in the world, with Man United completing the top three podium.
Despite their Bundesliga success, Bayern Munich are placed fourth behind United but rank ahead of Paris Saint-Germain who finished fifth.
The list is dominated by Premier League clubs, with five of them including Man City, Liverpool, and Chelsea making the top 10.
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FootballInterestingly, Newcastle's league struggles notwithstanding, they narrowly made the top 20 list and finished 19th.
The club's $228.6million revenue has them ahead of Premier League rivals West Ham and behind Serie A giants AC Milan.
Below is a list of the top 20 richest football teams in the world as per Wealthy Gorilla:
1. Barcelona (Spain/La Liga): $959m
2. Real Madrid (Spain/La Liga): $864m
3. Manchester United (England/Premier League): $811.7m
4. Bayern Munich (Germany/Bundesliga): $753.1m
5. Paris Saint-Germain (France/Ligue 1): $725.5m
6. Manchester City (England/Premier League): $696.6m
7. Liverpool (England/Premier League): $689.9m
8. Tottenham Hotspur (England/Premier League): $594.5m
9. Chelsea (England/Premier League): $585.3m
10. Juventus (Italy/Serie A): $524.5m
11. Arsenal (England/Premier League): $497.9m
12. Borussia Dortmund (Germany/Bundesliga): $360m
13. Atletico Madrid (Spain/La Liga): $345.3m
14. Inter Milan (Italy/Serie A): $318.5m
15. AS Roma (Italy/Serie A): $283.6m
16. Schalke 04 (Germany/2. Bundesliga): $276.5m
17. Everton (England/Premier League): $241.4m
18. AC Milan (Italy/Serie A): $235.6m
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Football19. Newcastle United (England/Premier League): $228.6m
20. West Ham United (England/Premier League): $224.5m