The Los Angeles Dodgers were the highest-paid team in U.S. sports in 2014 with players making an average of $8 million in salary, according to the folks at Sporting Intelligence.
However, the Dodgers were not the highest-paid team in the world.
Soccer club Paris Saint-Germain of France's Ligue 1 is the new highest-paid team in the world with their players making an average of $9.1 million in 2014, replacing England's Manchester City.
Here are the 20 highest-paid sports clubs in the world in terms of average player salary. There are nine soccer clubs, six baseball teams, and five basketball teams:
1. Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1— $9.1 million (average pay per player)
2. Real Madrid, La Liga— $8.6 million (average pay per player)
3. Manchester City, English Premier League— $8.6 million (average pay per player)
4. Barcelona F.C., La Liga— $8.1 million (average pay per player)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB— $8.0 million (average pay per player)
6. Manchester United, English Premier League— $8.0 million (average pay per player)
7. Bayern Munich, Bundesliga— $7.7 million (average pay per player)
8. Chelsea F.C., English Premier League— $7.5 million (average pay per player)
9. New York Yankees, MLB— $7.3 million (average pay per player)
10. Arsenal F.C., English Premier League— $7.0 million (average pay per player)
11. Brooklyn Nets, NBA— $6.2 million (average pay per player)
12. Detroit Tigers, MLB— $6.2 million (average pay per player)
13. San Francisco Giants, MLB— $6.2 million (average pay per player)
14. Liverpool F.C., English Premier League— $6.0 million (average pay per player)
15. New York Knicks, NBA— $5.9 million (average pay per player)
16. Washington Nationals, MLB— $5.7 million (average pay per player)
17. Boston Red Sox, MLB— $5.7 million (average pay per player)
18. Los Angeles Clippers, NBA— $5.3 million (average pay per player)
19. Sacramento Kings, NBA— $5.1 million (average pay per player)
20. Denver Nuggets, NBA— $5.0 million (average pay per player)
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