They don’t call themselves “America’s Team” for nothing. Perhaps they should add America’s Most Valuable Team as well because that’s what the numbers show about the Dallas Cowboys, who made the top spot on the Forbes magazine list of 2016's most valuable sports teams.

 Think of what they might be worth if they actually got to a Super Bowl sometime in the last 20 years!  How about them Cowboys – they even beat soccer teams Real Madrid, which took second overall, valued at $3.65 billion, and Barcelona, which was third with a value of $3.55 billion.

The NY Yankees ranked fourth on the overall list as well, and came in second on the US-only list. No sign of the Seahawks or the Seattle Mariners!

The top-10 most valuable US sports teams:

  1. (tie) LA Dodgers and Houston Texans, each $2.5 billion
    9. NY Jets, $2.6 billion
    7. (tie) LA Lakers and SF 49ers, each $2.7 billion
    6. NY Giants, $2.8 billion
    5. Washington Redskins, $2.85 billion
    4. NY Knicks, $3 billion
    3. New England Patriots, $3.2 billion
    2. NY Yankees, $3.4 billion
    1. Dallas Cowboys, $4 billion

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