Man City squad tops rich list with world’s highest average wage

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April 17 – In a week when financial fair play (FFP) came under renewed scrutiny, Manchester City have emerged as the best paid squad in global sport, according to a new study.

Research conducted by ESPN The Magazine and the Sportingintelligence website found the Abu Dhabi-backed Premier League title contenders pay an average annual wage of £5.3 million to its first-team players, which works out as £102,653 per week.

Six of the top 10 in the list are football clubs, with baseball (two) and basketball (two) also represented.

The top 10 are:

• Manchester City (PL) £5.337 million

• NY Yankees (MLB) £5.286 million

• LA Dodgers (MLB) £5.119 million

• Real Madrid (La Liga) £4.993 million

• Barcelona (La Liga) £4.901 million

• Brooklyn Nets (NBA) £4.485 million

• Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) £4.402 million

• Manchester United (PL) £4.322 million

• Chicago Bulls (NBA) £3.985 million

• Chelsea (PL) £3.984 million

City have been widely reported as one of the clubs being closely watched by UEFA over a possible breach of its FFP rules.

UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body’s (CFCB) investigatory chamber, headed by former Belgium prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, met for two days this week to draw up a list of clubs under threat of sanction for falling foul of break-even regulations.

UEFA is expected to name any clubs still in breach early next month, followed by potential sanctions in June.

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