Barcelona are best paid sports team in the world – study

24-12-2019 Cyprus Mail CyprusMail Cool

Barcelona are best paid sports team in the...

Barcelona have retained their position as the world’s best paid professional sports team while National Basketball Association (NBA) sides took seven out of the top 10 places this year, a study by research body Sporting Intelligence has revealed.

Data from the annual Global Sports Salary Survey shows the average basic pay at the Spanish giants this season is 9.8 million pounds ($12.75 million), dipping slightly from last year’s 10.5 million pounds.

Barcelona holding onto top spot is largely down to Argentina forward Lionel Messi’s gross basic annual pay of more than 50 million...

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Barcelona are best paid sports team in the world – study

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