According to forbes.com Sept. of '08, Manchester United was worth (1,800 bill not mill $), Dallas Cowboys (1,612 bill $), Washington Redskins ( 1,538 bill $), New England Patriots (1,324 bill $), and are all more valuable than the Yankees (1,306 bill $).
I'm pretty sure one of them are gonna be the Chicago Cubs, and another two are probably The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, all three have an amazing history in baseball and are very popular.
http://espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/forbes.html It lists all that you need to know.
1. Dallas Cowboys
2. New York Yankees
3. Manchester United
4. Real Madrid
5. Boston Red Sox
if that's supposed to be growing its basketball, soccer, and other Olympic games.
manchaster united
Manchester Unted at 1.6 bill
The dallas cowboys
It depends on what you mean by lucrative. The most valuable sports franchise is Manchester United. (Around 1.7B)
New York Yankees of major league baseball
Manchester United
The New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees have lost the world series a total of thirteen times, more than any other franchise.
Man U
Dallas
IPL
Dallas cowboys
The New York knicks are the most valuable franchise in the NBA currentley.
dallas cowboys
Chelsea because they are big pussys. they stand around diving when they get poked or pushed with the ball.