The 20 Highest-Paid Sports Teams In The World

The New York Yankees are no longer the highest-paid team in North American sports. Despite paying their players an average salary of $6.2 million, they have been surpassed by the Los Angeles Lakers, whose players make an average of $6.3 million.

And neither of those teams are the highest-paid worldwide.

Barcelona once again tops the list, paying an average salary of $8.7 million per player, or 40.3% more than the average salary on the Yankees.

On the next few pages we will take a look at the 20 highest-paid teams, a list that includes teams representing six different professional sports leagues, and five different countries (all data via SportingIntelligence.com).

#20 Memphis Grizzlies — $5,017,751 (Average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: NBA

2011 Rank: 27

#19 Boston Red Sox — $5,093,724

Sport: Baseball

League: Major League Baseball

2011 Rank: 8

#18 Liverpool  — $5,230,525

Sport: Soccer

League: English Premier League

2011 Rank: 20

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