Manchester United Fan In Malaysia

Manchester United are valued at $1.495bn and has been rated the 8th most valuable sports brand in the world and leaving Arsenal at 21st place and Liverpool & Chelsea far behind at 27th & 55th place. Even Real Madrid that spend more than you could imagine in one season only worth $1.073bn in 14th place.

If you consider based on team or club, Manutd ranked No.2 behind Ferrari. Great isn’t it??

The list compiled by SportsPro magazine also shown that Manutd was more valuable than the Champions League!! Ho ho ho…

Go brag about it!! Oh yeah..

The list;
1. NFL $4.5bn
2. MLB $3.936bn
3. NBA $2.344bn
4. Nascar $1.9bn
5. Fifa World Cup $1.7bn
6. Indian Premier League $1.6bn
7. Ferrari $1.55bn
8. Manutd $1.495bn
9. F1 $1.45
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13. Champions League $1.1bn
14. Real Madrid $1.073bn
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21. Arsenal $910m
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27. Liverpool $801m
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55. Chelsea $634m

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Manchester United have been rated the eighth most valuable sports brand in the world in a new study which for the first time has assessed the comparative worths of 200 brands across the sporting spectrum.

Unsurprisingly, the National Football League (NFL) is ranked as the world’s most valuable sports property, with a value of US$4.5 billion. It is followed at the top of the table by three other American properties – Major League Baseball (MLB) (US$3.9 billion), the NBA (US$3.35 billion) and Nascar (US$1.9 billion).

The newest property in the list is the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is valued at US$1.6 billion – a staggering achievement for a two-year-old property.

The highest ranked European team property is the Ferrari Formula One team (7th) at a value of US$1.55 billion, followed by Manchester United Football Club (8th) at US$1.495 billion. The most valuable American sports club is the Dallas Cowboys (10th), with the NFL team valued at US$1.278 billion.

Tiger Woods (11th) is the highest rated athlete property with a value of US$1.25 billion, followed by Jack Nicklaus (16th) at US$1 billion. Golfers dominate the athletes’ table because of the high earnings from designing golf courses; Tiger Woods is expected to earn over a billion dollars from designing courses in the next decade and will almost certainly eclipse his on-course earnings. David and Victoria’s Beckham Brand Ltd property (88th) is valued at US$375 million.

Many single annual events appear, led by the Wimbledon tennis championships (22nd) valued at US$900 million.

Unsurprisingly, the most valuable competition is the Fifa World Cup (5th) valued at US$1.7 billion, ahead of the Summer Olympic Games (15th) at US$1.04 billion. The Uefa Champions League (13th) is valued at US$1.1 billion, eclipsing the Summer Olympics due to its annual status.

Manchester United will begin the defence of their Premier League title at home to newly promoted Birmingham.

Carlo Ancelotti’s first game in charge at Chelsea will be against Hull at Stamford Bridge as the campaign gets under way on the weekend of August 15.

Liverpool open at Tottenham while Arsenal face Everton at Goodison Park.

2009/10 Fixtures in FULL;

August
Sat Aug 15 Birmingham City H
Tue Aug 18 Burnley A
Sat Aug 22 Wigan Athletic A
Sat Aug 29 Arsenal H

September
Sat Sep 12 Tottenham Hotspur A
Sat Sep 19 Manchester City H
Sat Sep 26 Stoke City A

October
Sat Oct 3 Sunderland H
Sat Oct 17 Bolton Wanderers H
Sat Oct 24 Liverpool A
Sat Oct 31 Blackburn Rovers H

November
Sat Nov 7 Chelsea A
Sat Nov 21 Everton H
Sat Nov 28 Portsmouth A

December
Sat Dec 5 West Ham A
Sat Dec 12 Aston Villa H
Tue Dec 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
Sat Dec 19 Fulham A
Sat Dec 26 Hull City A
Mon Dec 28 Wigan Athletic H

January
Sat Jan 9 Birmingham City A
Sat Jan 16 Burnley H
Tue Jan 26 Hull City H
Sat Jan 30 Arsenal A

February
Sat Feb 6 Portsmouth H
Wed Feb 10 Aston Villa A
Sat Feb 20 Everton A
Sat Feb 27 West Ham H
Sat Mar 13 Fulham H
Sat Mar 20 Liverpool H
Sat Mar 27 Bolton Wanderers A

April
Sat Apr 3 Chelsea H
Sat Apr 10 Blackburn Rovers A
Sat Apr 17 Manchester City A
Sat Apr 24 Tottenham Hotspur H

May
Sat May 1 Sunderland A
Sun May 9 Stoke City H

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When Shah Rukh Khan receive his Datukship last year, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the decision to confer the title on the actor as a means to further promote Malacca owing to the fact that the actor had shot a movie scene here several years ago.

Is it really true??… I hardly find the truth in that. The only reason that I know why Indian immigration comes to Malaysia is to work at Mamak stall and textiles at Jalan Masjid India and not due to Shah Rukh Khan movies!! Shehhh!!

If that really the reason why Shah Rukh Khan get Datukship, I don’t see why not we also give it to Sir Alex Ferguson?? Or Ryan Giggs?? Or Wayne Rooney?? Or all Manchester United players that will come to Malaysia this July.

Manutd will surely promote Malaysia in the eye of football fan around the World. I have received email from all over South East Asia and Australia about Asia Tour’s Malaysia vs Manutd match ticket because they would like to come to Malaysia to watch the game. I also received information from a group of fan from UK that will come & watch all the 4 matches in Asia including Malaysia.

Yeah… Sir Alex Ferguson really deserves the Datukship more than Shah Rukh Khan. Isn’t it??

Can you imagine reading the news in Soccernet next season..
“Dato’ Rooney scores for United”
“Dato’ Giggs inspires United 19th title.”
“Sir Dato’ Alex signs Ribery.”

SUPER COOLL!!

Sir Alex received Datukship