{"id":81922,"date":"2026-09-07T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81922\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T09:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:39:08","slug":"real-madrids-billion-dollar-record-as-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81922\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid\u2019s billion-dollar record &#8211; AS USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">A few days ago, during the Champions League draw in Monaco, UEFA\u2019s top officials were focused on what is happening inside FIFA, the organization\u2019s new declared enemy under president Aleksander \u010ceferin. The years of open conflict with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/47896875\/real-madrid-uefa-reach-deal-end-lawsuits-super-league\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/47896875\/real-madrid-uefa-reach-deal-end-lawsuits-super-league\">Real Madrid and the Super League<\/a> are now behind them. Those were undoubtedly difficult times. A rapprochement between the two sides and a thaw in relations with the world\u2019s biggest club helped heal that particular wound last season, but it has also created a new landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Real Madrid is the undisputed king of the UEFA competition that matters most, the Champions League, which gets underway this week with plenty of fanfare. Having the governing body at odds with the club that has won the tournament more than anyone else never made much sense. Despite the rise of new-money powers such as Manchester City and PSG, both champions in the past five years, and the resurgence of historic clubs such as Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Madrid adds more prestige to the 36-team league phase than any other club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And even the Premier League\u2019s enormous financial power, along with PSG\u2019s resources, has not stopped Madrid from entering this year\u2019s competition with the most valuable squad in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid leads Champions League\u2019s most valuable squads<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Real Madrid\u2019s squad is valued at $1.69 billion, ahead of Manchester City\u2019s $1.66 billion and PSG\u2019s $1.58 billion, which complete the top three. Four other clubs are valued at more than $1 billion: Arsenal ($1.54 billion), Barcelona ($1.46 billion), Bayern Munich ($1.21 billion) and Liverpool ($1.19 billion).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Neither institutionally nor on the field has anyone managed to diminish Real Madrid\u2019s power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That is why it makes more sense for UEFA to be on good terms with Madrid than to remain at odds with the club. Consider what that could mean going forward. UEFA could use the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u to host European finals, if the opportunity arises, while also being willing to hear and consider Madrid\u2019s plans for exploiting the Super League concept, including the possible creation of a platform to broadcast matches. In Super League terminology, that was known as Unify.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It is better to be Real Madrid\u2019s partner than its enemy. The people in Nyon know that well. The changing relationship between the two sides is proof that the balance of power has shifted.<\/p>\n<p>Related stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Get closer to the game! Whether you like your soccer of the European variety or that on this side of the pond, our AS USA app has it all. Dive into live coverage, expert insights, breaking news, exclusive videos, and more. Plus, stay updated on NFL, NBA and all other big sports stories as well as the latest in current affairs and entertainment. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/app-as\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download now for all-access coverage<\/a>, right at your fingertips \u2013 anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And there\u2019s more: check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@asusaofficial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asusaofficial\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram reels<\/a> for bite-sized visual takes on all the biggest soccer news and insights.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A few days ago, during the Champions League draw in Monaco, UEFA\u2019s top officials were focused on what&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81923,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[82],"class_list":["post-81922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-madrid","tag-madrid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}