Highest Paying Sports in the World

Despite the ever-growing ranks of mega-rich footballers, Sporting Intelligence's annual review of global salaries ranks the Premier League just fourth among the world's sports leagues. The report analyses the salary of first-team players across the globe's top competitions, with basketball's NBA setting the pace with an average wage in excess of £50,000 per week.

Chelsea are the only Premier League side in the top 10 best-paying clubs, but their average pay packet of £68,946 per week is dwarfed by Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid - who last summer made Cristiano Ronaldo the richest player in the world when they signed him from Manchester United for £80 million.

Big-spending baseball outfit the New York Yankees top the pile, lavishing an average £89,897 per week on stars such as Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter - although their massive outlay brought them World Series glory last October.

Highest paying sports leagues (average weekly salary per starting player)
1- NBA (basketball) - £50,847
2- IPL (cricket) - £48,243
3- MLB (baseball) - £35,147
4- Premier League - £28,230
5- NFL (American football) - £22,506

Highest paying sports teams (average weekly salary per starting player)
1- New York Yankees (MLB) - £89,897
2- Real Madrid (Liga) - £81,444
3- Barcelona (Liga) - £78,231
4- Chelsea (Premier League) - £68,946
5- Dallas Mavericks (NBA) - £68,343
6- LA Lakers (NBA) - £65,563
7- Detroit Pistons (NBA) - £64,234
8- Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) - £63,529
9- Boston Celtics (NBA) - £62,813
10-New York Knicks (NBA) - £59,120

If you are thinking of becoming a sportsman, the amounts stated might become your average weekly salary. So work and train hard buddy
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