United named world’s richest club

MANCHESTER UNITED have scored another title success by being valued as the biggest football club in the world.

Despite a turbulent year for British clubs, the Old Trafford side held on to top spot in Forbes Magazine’s list of the world’s 20 most valuable football teams.

Seven of the 20 teams featuring in the table hailed from England – despite the Barclays Premier League being the most indebted in Europe, according to governing body UEFA.