most valuable sports teams in the world

Value: $1.37 billion 1 year change: 58% Owner: Roman Abramovich In February Chelsea inked a 5 year, $300 million shirt sponsorship deal with Japanese tire manufacturer Yokohama Rubber. The deal is worth twice as much annually as its prior pact with Samsung Electronics.

Value: $1.35 billion 1 year change: 13% Owner: Fiat Group Ferrari is far and away the biggest name in Formula One. No team spends more than the Italian squad. Ferrari gets over $200 million annually from just 3 sponsorship partners (Shell, Santander and Philip Morris Marlboro).

Value: $1.35 billion 1 year change: 69% Owners: Fred & Jeff Wilpon, Saul Katz The Mets posted baseball s third largest average local television audience in 2014. Despite the team s sixth consecutive season with a losing record, SNY New York, 65% owned by the Mets, averaged 125,000 viewers per game, almost 8% more than the previous season.

Value: $1.35 billion 1 year change: 21% Owners: Daniel Rooney, Art Rooney II The Pittsburgh Steelers added 2,400 seats, including 837 premium seats, to Heinz Field ahead of the 2015 season. The team will impose a $1 ticket surcharge to pay for the renovation.

Value: $1.33 billion 1 year change: 23% Owner: Paul Allen Seattle s 22 2 home record over the last three seasons is tied with Denver for the best in the NFL thanks to support from the team s famed 12th man. The club has sold out 105 consecutive games, including playoffs, since 2003.

Value: $1.31 billion 1 year change: 2% Owner: Stanley Kroenke Arsenal signed a new 5 year kit deal with Puma last year that kicked off with the 2014 15 season and averages $51 million a year.

Value: $1.3 billion 1 year change: 73% Owners: Joe Lacob, Peter Guber In June the Warriors captured their first NBA title in since 1975 behind league MVP Stephen Curry. The team is building a new 18,000 seat arena scheduled to open in 2018 a few blocks from AT&T Park in San Francisco.

Value: $1.3 billion 1 year change: 68% Owner: Arturo Moreno The Angels big payroll looked like it might pay off last season as the team posted the best record (98 64) in baseball. But the Angels were swept in 3 games by the Royals in the AL Division Series.

Value: $1.3 billion 1 year change: 21% Owner: Stephen Ross The Dolphins are in the midst of a $400 million renovation and modernization of 27 year old Sun Life Stadium. Capacity will be reduced 14% to roughly 65,000 seats, but the team hopes to attract future marquee events like the Super Bowl and college football championship.

Value: $1.3 billion 1 year change: 13% Owners: Bell Canada, Rogers Communications The Maple Leafs have been the NHL s most valuable franchise for nine straight years. The team prints money as the sole pro hockey team in Canada s biggest market. The Leafs charge the highest ticket prices in the NHL and have sold out home games for more than a decade.