Top 10 Richest US Sports Teams of 2012

A rather dishevelled me outside the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Dallas, Texas.

1.    Dallas Cowboys $1.81 billion

2.    New York Yankees $1.7 billion

3.    Washington Redskins $ 1.55 billion

4.    New England Patriots $1.37 billion

5.    New York Giants $1.18 billion

6.    Houston Texans $1.17 billion

7.    New York Jets $1.14 billion

8.    Philadelphia Eagles £1.12 billion

9.  Baltimore Ravens $1.07 billion

10.Chicago Bears $1.07 billion

Source: Forbes

The richest sports team in the world is English football team Manchester United at $1.86 billion.

It would be great to get the breakdown of just how these clubs take in such high revenues:

Ticket sales

Sponsorship

TV money

Merchandise

Prize money

And then to actually see how much of a profit they make when you take off:

Wages/salaries

Travel & accommodation

Fixed costs of stadia

Administration costs