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The 10 most valuable sports franchises

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(Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)

Sportico released its annual list of the most valuable sports franchises. Some of them are to be expected — the Dallas Cowboys — but others could be deemed a surprise. Any way you cut it, you need megabucks to own a sports franchise and if you got in on one years ago, you are going to make quite the profit if/when you decide to sell.

10. New York Jets

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(Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

Value: $6.1 billion

9. San Francisco 49ers

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(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Value: $6.15 billion

8. New England Patriots

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(Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)

Value: $6.7 billion

7. Los Angeles Rams

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(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Value: $6.94 billion

6. New York Giants

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(USA TODAY Sports)

Value: $7.04 billion

5. New York Yankees

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(Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports)

Value: $7.13 billion

4. Los Angeles Lakers

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(Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Value: $7.34 billion

3. New York Knicks

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(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Value: $7.43 billion

2. Golden State Warriors

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(Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports)

Value: $8.28 billion

1. Dallas Cowboys

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(Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)

Value: $9.2 billion

Story originally appeared on List Wire