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PSG become world’s best-paid sports team, averaging £101,898 a week | PSG become world’s best-paid sports team, averaging £101,898 a week |
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Paris Saint-Germain are paying a higher average wage than any other club in any sport worldwide – with football clubs making up four of the top five positions in the salary table. | Paris Saint-Germain are paying a higher average wage than any other club in any sport worldwide – with football clubs making up four of the top five positions in the salary table. |
The Qatari-owned PSG’s average weekly wage – £101,898 – makes them sport’s biggest spenders, ranking them above Real Madrid (£96,933), last year’s top-ranked Manchester City (£96,445) and Barcelona (£90,675). Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers (£89,999) complete the top five. | The Qatari-owned PSG’s average weekly wage – £101,898 – makes them sport’s biggest spenders, ranking them above Real Madrid (£96,933), last year’s top-ranked Manchester City (£96,445) and Barcelona (£90,675). Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers (£89,999) complete the top five. |
Related: How does PSG's record wage bill compare with the world's biggest teams? | |
The annual ESPN/SportingIntelligence Global Salary Survey, now covering 333 teams from 17 leagues in 13 countries, was first produced in 2010, at which point the New York Yankees topped the rankings. | The annual ESPN/SportingIntelligence Global Salary Survey, now covering 333 teams from 17 leagues in 13 countries, was first produced in 2010, at which point the New York Yankees topped the rankings. |
Now, eight of the top 12 in the list are football teams, three come from baseball and one from basketball – though the NBA remains the top paying league as a whole, with players averaging £2.67m annually. The average per player in England’s Premier League was £2.23m during the period under review. | Now, eight of the top 12 in the list are football teams, three come from baseball and one from basketball – though the NBA remains the top paying league as a whole, with players averaging £2.67m annually. The average per player in England’s Premier League was £2.23m during the period under review. |
Four of the top 12 teams are based in the US, four in England, two in Spain and one each in France and Germany. | Four of the top 12 teams are based in the US, four in England, two in Spain and one each in France and Germany. |
The lowest average wage in the list of 333 teams was that of Ross County – their £692 weekly average 25 times less than that paid by Celtic. | The lowest average wage in the list of 333 teams was that of Ross County – their £692 weekly average 25 times less than that paid by Celtic. |
How they rank: sport’s top 12 average weekly wages | How they rank: sport’s top 12 average weekly wages |
1 Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1, £101,898 | 1 Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1, £101,898 |
2 Real Madrid, La Liga, £96,933 | 2 Real Madrid, La Liga, £96,933 |
3 Manchester City, Premier League, £96,445 | 3 Manchester City, Premier League, £96,445 |
4 Barcelona, La Liga, £90,675 | 4 Barcelona, La Liga, £90,675 |
5 Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, £89,999 | 5 Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, £89,999 |
6 Manchester United, Premier League, £89,988 | 6 Manchester United, Premier League, £89,988 |
7 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, £85,935 | 7 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, £85,935 |
8 Chelsea, Premier League, £83,713 | 8 Chelsea, Premier League, £83,713 |
9 New York Yankees, MLB, £81,992 | 9 New York Yankees, MLB, £81,992 |
10 Arsenal, Premier League, £77,963 | 10 Arsenal, Premier League, £77,963 |
11 Brooklyn Nets, NBA, £70,102 | 11 Brooklyn Nets, NBA, £70,102 |
12 Detroit Tigers, MLB, £69,633 | 12 Detroit Tigers, MLB, £69,633 |