The players of Barca and Real are the best paid sportsmen in the world
The Spanish Cup final gathered Wednesday evening in Valencia, the best paid players in the world at this time. This is according to the site sportingintelligence.com and the American magazine ESPN, whose investigation revealed that FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are the biggest clubs in sports and they pay the most.
The two publications have considered the average annual salaries of 272 active teams in 14 leagues in seven sports, the most popular ones in ten countries. The novelty is that Barca and Real have now surpassed the New York Yankees, the leaders of last year. The English Premier League remains the richest league, with Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal in the top 30.
| Club | Sport | Average Annual Salary |
| FC Barcelona | football | 5,6 mil euros |
| Real Madrid | football | 5,2 mil euros |
| New York Yankees | baseball | 4,8 mil euros |
| LA Lakers | basketball | 4,6 mil euros |
| Orlando Magic | basketball | 4,5 mil euros |
| Chelsea FC | football | 4,3 mil euros |
| Inter Milan | football | 4,25 mil euros |
| Boston Red Sox | baseball | 4,23 mil euros |
| Denver Nuggets | baseball | 4,2 mil euros |
| Manchester City | football | 4,1 mil euros |
