Duel Barcelona against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey is not just a matter of prestige. It's also a battle of two sports clubs with the world's most expensive player salary.
Previously, a team sport with the biggest salary structure is the United States baseball clubs, New York Yankees. But, in the latest survey conducted Sporting Intelligence with ESPN The Magazine, Barca and Real Madrid are the two clubs with the most expensive salary expenditures.
Barca is in first position with an average player salary to $ 7.9 million. While Real Madrid is ranked second with an average player salary to $ 7.3 million.
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| Alex Rodriguez |
Even so, Messi and Ronaldo is not the highest-paid athlete in the world. They still lost by the Yankees star Alex Rodriguez who gets $ 32 million per annum.
Besides Rodriguez, several Yankees players, paid huge. Referred it C.C. Sabathia who paid $ 24.3 million per annum.
The 10 highest-paid sports teams in the world 2011:
| Rank | Teams | Sports | Paid Average |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Barcelona (Spain) | Football | $ 7,910,737 |
2. | Real Madrid (Spain) | Football | $ 7,356,632 |
3. | New York Yankees (USA) | Baseball | $ 6,756,301 |
4. | Los Angeles Lakers (USA) | Basketball | $ 6,540,690 |
5. | Orlando Magic (USA) | Basketball | $ 6,367,114 |
6. | Chelsea (England) | Football | $ 6,020,741 |
7. | Inter Milan (Italy) | Football | $ 5,999,643 |
8. | Boston Red Sox (USA) | Baseball | $ 5,991,203 |
9. | Denver Nuggets (USA) | Basketball | $ 5,990,174 |
10. | Manchester City (England) | Football | $ 5,863,585 |
See Also → Top richest clubs according to Deloitte’s annual report and Top highest paid football player according to a survey by France Football magazine
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