Manchester City stars highest earners on the globe

Manchester City's players are the highest paid athletes in the world of sport, according to a new survey.The average first-team pay at City has been calculated at £5.3million per year, or £102,653 per week, ahead of baseball's New York Yankees and LA Dodgers.The Global Sports Salaries Survey, compiled by ESPN The Magazine/sportintelligence.com, places Real Madrid and Barcelona fourth and fifth, with Manchester United ninth ahead of Chelsea.Top 10 payers (average salary): 1 Manchester City (Premier League) £5.337m 2 New York Yankees (Major League Baseball) £5.286m 3 LA Dodgers (Major League Baseball) £5.119m 4 Real Madrid (La Liga) £4.993m 5 Barcelona (La Liga) £4.901m 6 Brooklyn Nets (NBA) £4.485m 7 Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) £4.402m 8 Manchester United (Premier Leagie) £4.322m 9 Chicago Bulls (NBA) £3.985m 10 Chelsea (Premier League) £3.984m

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