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13 NFL teams made Forbes’ top-25 list of the most profitable sports teams in the world

The NFL is king, and the latest Forbes list of profitable sports franchises in the world demonstrates the royalty of American Football.

Forbes took a look at the operating income, which they listed as “earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,” of sports teams from MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and soccer over the past three years.

The NFL had 13 teams make the top-25 of the list, by far the most representation of any sports. Second was the NBA with six. The Premier League had four teams.

Here is a look at the 13 teams that made Forbes’ list and their operating income.

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Owner — Jerry Jones

Owner — Robert Kraft

Owner — Janice McNair

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Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com-USA TODAY NETWORK

Owners — John Mara, Steven Tisch

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Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Owner — Stanley Kroenke

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Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Owners — Daniel and Tanya Snyder

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(Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Owners — The McCaskey Family

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Bob Self/Florida Times-Union-USA TODAY NETWORK

Owner — Shahid Khan

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Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Owner — Rob Walton

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Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports

Owners — The Johnson Family

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Owners — Daniel Rooney Trust, Arthur Rooney II

Owner — Jeff Lurie

Story originally appeared on Touchdown Wire