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REVEALED: Manchester City players are best paid in global sport

Updated on: 16 April,2014 07:21 PM IST  | 
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Manchester City have the most expensive squad in sport and pay their players better wages than the New York Yankees, the LA Dodgers, Real Madrid and Barcelona

REVEALED: Manchester City players are best paid in global sport

Samir Nasri and Sergio Ageuro

Manchester (United Kingdom): Manchester City's players are the highest paid athletes in the world of sport, according to new survey. The Manchester side has topped a ranking of global sports pay, with an average first-team player earning more than £5.3m per year, or £102,653 per week.


American baseball teams -- the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers -- are ranked at second and third place respectively. Real Madrid and Barcelona make up the top five.


Five Premier League clubs make the top 20; Manchester City (1st), Manchester United (8th), Chelsea (10th), Arsenal (11th) and Liverpool (20th).


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