Photos: Richest sports teams in the world revealed

 

The New York Yankees and Real Madrid top the list for the best paid teams in global sport, according to the Sporting Intelligence website.

 
 
 
 
1. New York Yankees, MLB, annual average pay (pounds sterling) 4,674,644, average weekly pay 89,897. The report, which calculates salaries in pounds sterling, said the average annual pay of a player with the Yankees was 4,674,644 pounds ($6.99m US) a year, or 89,897 pounds a week.
 

1. New York Yankees, MLB, annual average pay (pounds sterling) 4,674,644, average weekly pay 89,897. The report, which calculates salaries in pounds sterling, said the average annual pay of a player with the Yankees was 4,674,644 pounds ($6.99m US) a year, or 89,897 pounds a week.

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1. New York Yankees, MLB, annual average pay (pounds sterling) 4,674,644, average weekly pay 89,897. The report, which calculates salaries in pounds sterling, said the average annual pay of a player with the Yankees was 4,674,644 pounds ($6.99m US) a year, or 89,897 pounds a week.
2. Real Madrid, La Liga 4,235,110 81,444. European soccer teams Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea respectively are the next highest paid teams followed by six National Basketball Association sides, according to the report from the www.sportingintelligence.com website.
3. Barcelona, La Liga 4,067,200 78,231. The salaries are for first-team players and do not include their commercial deals.
4. Chelsea, Premier League 3,585,185 68,946. The figures for the Yankees are based on the 2009 season, the soccer clubs from 2008 and the six NBA teams from 2008-9.
5. Dallas Mavericks, NBA 3,553,823 68,343
6. LA Lakers, NBA 3,409,281 65,563
7. Detroit Pistons, NBA 3,340,189 64,234
8. Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA 3,303,495 63,529
9. Boston Celtics, NBA 3,266,251 62,813
10. New York Knicks, NBA 3,264,010 62,769
 
 
 
 
 
 

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