Pro sports teams are worth more than ever - see which teams have been sold and how much billionaires are paying for them

Year: 2018 League: Major League Soccer New Owner: Carl Linder III has been with the club since it was founded in 2015 and paid a $150 million expansion fee in 2018 to join MLS. Forbes valuation: $223 million (the average value of an MLS franchise in 2017)Year: 2018 League: National Football League New Owner: David Tepper Forbes valuation: $2.3 billionYear: 2018 League: Major League Soccer New Owner: Minority investor Jason Levien and others purchased 78% of the club from Erick Thohir based on a $500 million valuation. Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong is the largest shareholder in the group, according to Bloomberg. Forbes valuation: $230 millionYear: 2018 League: Major League Soccer New Owner: David Beckham was given the option to buy an expansion team for $25 million as part of his playing contract with MLS. He has since added partners, including local businessman Jorge Mas, Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son, and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure to secure land for a new privately funded stadium. Forbes valuation: $223 million (the average value of an MLS franchise in 2017)Year: 2018 League: National Hockey League New Owner: Tom Dundon purchased 52% of the team based on a valuation of close to $500 million, according to several reports. Forbes valuation: $370 millionYear: 2017 League: Major League Soccer New Owner: A group led by John Ingram. Forbes valuation: $223 million (the average value of an MLS franchise in 2017)Year: 2017 League: Major League Baseball New Owners: A group led by Bruce Sherman and Derek Jeter Forbes valuation: $1.0 billionYear: 2017 League: National Basketball Association New Owner: Tilman Fertitta Forbes valuation: $1.65 billionYear: 2017 League: English Premier League New Owner: Gao Jisheng purchased an 80% stake in the team based on a valuation of $344 million, according to The Guardian. Transfer Markt valuation: $278 millionYear: 2017 League: National Hockey League New Owner: Andrew Barroway bought out his partners' 49% stake in the team based on a valuation of $240 million, according to Forbes. Forbes valuation: $240 millionYear: 2017 League: Serie A New Owner: A group led by Yonghong Li. Forbes valuation: $825 millionYear: 2016 League: Ligue 1 New Owner: Frank McCourt Forbes valuation: $84 millionYear: 2016 League: English Premier League New Owner: Guochuan Lai purchased an 88% stake in the club. Transfer Markt valuation: $108 millionYear: 2016 League: National Hockey League New Owner: Bill Foley was awarded an NHL expansion team and paid a fee of $500 million for the team. Forbes valuation: $500 millionYear: 2016 League: Ligue 1 New Owner: Alex Zheng and Chien Lee purchased 80% of the club. Transfer Markt valuation: $71 millionYear: 2016 League: Serie A New Owner: Zhang Jindong purchased a 70% stake in the club based on a $386 million valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. Forbes valuation: $559 millionYear: 2016 League: English Premier League New Owner: Stephen Kaplan and Jason Levien purchased a majority stake in the team based on a valuation of $144 million. Transfer Markt valuation: $134 millionYear: 2016 League: English Premier League New Owner: Farhad Moshiri purchased a majority ownership of the club based on a $229 million valuation. Transfer Markt valuation: $344 millionYear: 2015 League: La Liga New Owner: Chen Yansheng of the Rastar Group purchased a majority share in the club based on a valuation of $35 million. Transfer Markt valuation: $68 millionYear: 2015 League: National Basketball Association New Owner: A group led by Tony Ressler. Some reports put the sale price at $850 million, however, Forbes argues that the price was much lower. Forbes valuation: $825 millionYear: 2015 League: Major League Soccer New Owner: A group led by Bill McGuire paid an MLS expansion fee of $100 million. Forbes valuation: $185 million (average MLS franchise value in 2016)Year: 2014 League: Major League Soccer New Owner: A group led by Larry Berg, Tom Penn, Henry Nguyen, Peter Guber. Forbes valuation: $185 million (average MLS franchise value in 2016)Year: 2014 League: La Liga New Owner: Peter Lim purchased 70.4% of the team, according to ESPN. Transfer Markt valuation: $178 millionYear: 2014 League: National Football League New Owner: Kim and Terry Pegula Forbes valuation: $935 millionYear: 2014 League: National Hockey League New Owner: Jonathan Ledecky and Scott Malkin Forbes valuation: $300 millionYear: 2014 League: National Basketball Association New Owner: Steve Ballmer Forbes valuation: $575 millionMICHAEL JORDAN: How the richest NBA player ever spends his $1.65 billion

Pro sports teams are worth more than ever - see which teams have been sold and how much billionaires are paying for them

FC Cincinnati — $150 million

Carolina Panthers — $2.2 billion

DC United — $500 million

MLS Miami franchise — $25 million

Carolina Hurricanes — $500 million

MLS Nashville franchise — $150 million

Miami Marlins — $1.2 billion

Houston Rockets — $2.2 billion

Southampton FC — $344 million

Arizona Coyotes — $240 million

AC Milan — $828 million

Olympique de Marseille — $45 million

West Bromwich Albion FC — $284 million

Vegas Golden Knights — $500 million

OGC Nice — $25 million

Inter Milan — $386 million

Swansea City AFC — $144 million

Everton FC — $229 million

RCD Espanyol — $35 million

Atlanta Hawks — $730 million

Minnesota United — $100 million

LAFC — $110 million

Valencia CF — $165 million

Buffalo Bills — $1.4 billion

New York Islanders — $485 million

Los Angeles Clippers — $2.0 billion

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