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The Eagles increased slightly in value despite their 8-8 season according to the Forbes.com list of top 50 sports franchises.

Forbes ranks soccer franchises Manchester United ($2.23 billion) and Real Madrid ($1.88 billion) first and second.

The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys, both worth an estimated $1.85 billion, are knotted for third.

The Washington Redskins ($1.56 billion) are fifth, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers and New England Patriots, both worth $1.4 billion, soccer's Barcelona ($1.31 billion) , the New York Giants ($1.3 billion), soccer's Arsenal ($1.29 billion) and Bayern Munich ($1.23 billion), the New York Jets ($1.23 billion) and the Houston Texans ($1.2 billion).

The Eagles are No. 14 at an estimated $1.16 billion.

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