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Players' wages
34 Comments: Top average salaries per player, per annum and per week, 2009/10
League Club Avg p/a Avg p/w 1 La Liga Barcelona $7,910,737 $152,130 2 La Liga Real Madrid $7,356,632 $141,474 3 EPL Chelsea $6,020,741 $115,783 4 Serie A Inter Milan $5,999,643 $115,378 5 EPL Man City $5,863,585 $112,761 6 Bundesliga Bayern Munich $5,780,358 $111,161 7 Serie A AC Milan $5,647,633 $108,608 8 EPL Man United $5,106,214 $98,196 9 EPL Liverpool $4,935,847 $94,920 10 EPL Arsenal $4,758,252 $91,505 11 Serie A Juventus $4,127,666 $79,378 12 EPL Aston Villa $3,848,229 $74,004 13 Bundesliga Schalke 04 $3,525,614 $67,800 14 Serie A AS Roma $3,383,783 $65,073 15 EPL Newcastle Utd $3,370,667 $64,821 16 La Liga Valencia $2,927,719 $56,302 17 EPL Portsmouth $2,875,947 $55,307 18 Bundesliga Werder Bremen $2,807,018 $53,981 19 Bundesliga Stuttgart $2,666,667 $51,282 20 Bundesliga Borussia Dort $2,649,825 $50,958 21 La Liga Atletico Madrid $2,589,754 $49,803 22 EPL West Ham Utd $2,517,851 $48,420 23 La Liga Sevilla $2,428,632 $46,704 24 Bundesliga Hamburg $2,385,965 $45,884 25 EPL Tottenham $2,364,778 $45,476 26 EPL Everton $2,224,538 $42,780 27 EPL Sunderland $2,091,947 $40,230 28 EPL Blackburn Rov $2,086,298 $40,121 29 Serie A Fiorentina $2,071,877 $39,844 30 EPL Fulham $2,036,977 $39,173 31 Bundesliga Wolfsburg $1,964,912 $37,787 32 Serie A Genoa $1,959,883 $37,690 33 EPL Bolton W $1,863,573 $35,838 34 EPL Wigan Athletic $1,857,161 $35,715 35 Bundesliga Hertha Berlin $1,796,491 $34,548 36 Bundesliga FC Cologne $1,796,098 $34,540 37 Bundesliga Borussia M'bach $1,628,070 $31,309 38 Serie A Napoli $1,623,903 $31,229 39 La Liga Villarreal $1,619,088 $31,136 40 SPL Celtic $1,607,449 $30,912 41 Bundesliga Bayer Leverk $1,571,930 $30,229 42 Serie A Palermo $1,567,907 $30,152 43 Serie A Lazio $1,511,910 $29,075 44 La Liga Athletic Bilbao $1,493,333 $28,718 45 Bundesliga Hoffenheim $1,459,649 $28,070 46 EPL Hull City $1,403,299 $26,987 47 Serie A Torino $1,399,917 $26,921 48 Eng (D2) Middlesbrough $1,376,640 $26,474 49 Bundesliga Hannover 96 $1,372,632 $26,397 50 EPL Stoke City $1,367,627 $26,301 51 Bundesliga Eintracht Fr $1,362,526 $26,202 52 SPL Rangers $1,271,905 $24,460 53 La Liga Real Betis $1,265,404 $24,335 54 Serie A Cagliari $1,231,927 $23,691 55 EPL West Bromwich $1,209,335 $23,256 56 La Liga Espanyol $1,198,596 $23,050 57 Serie A Sampdoria $1,175,930 $22,614 58 Serie A Catania $1,119,933 $21,537 59 Serie A Bologna $1,063,937 $20,460 60 La Liga Mallorca $1,045,333 $20,103 61 Ger (D2) Karlsruher FC $1,042,627 $20,051 62 Serie A Siena $1,035,938 $19,922 63 Serie A Lecce $1,007,940 $19,383 64 La Liga Osasuna $986,386 $18,969 65 La Liga Racing Sant $954,947 $18,364 66 La Liga Deportivo LC $915,649 $17,609
Dick Fearon, Posted 01/05/2012 at 10:09:47
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Looks to be quite old too. Pompey and West Ham are on there. Pompey haven't even got a tea lady.
I read every bit of it and am happy it's accurate.
Really,
You think Hull, Pompey and WHU are EPL clubs shane?
Didn't Hull go down over two seasons ago?
You think Hull, Pompey and WHU are EPL clubs shane?
Didn't Hull go down over two seasons ago?
There's one from the 80's where our wages are quite relatively high as well...says something about England though; even on those figures, we are the tenth highest prem team, despite being the 26th highest in the world...
Dick,
1. How recent are these figures
2. Do they take into account the entire squad numbers e.g. do these averages include all 'kids' signed on professional cottracts, or just the 'top 15 best paid players; for example?
3. I'm assuming the figures are in U.S. dollars, and not them silly AUS dollars ;)
1. How recent are these figures
2. Do they take into account the entire squad numbers e.g. do these averages include all 'kids' signed on professional cottracts, or just the 'top 15 best paid players; for example?
3. I'm assuming the figures are in U.S. dollars, and not them silly AUS dollars ;)
Sarcasm Stephen.
Use the font Shane!!!
I thought it was SO obvious that it wasn't necessary. Noted for future reference.
I think you can take the Rangers figure with a pinch of salt! Although this table wouldn't take account of under-the-counter payments would it?
Given Portsmouth's inclusion it must be at least 3 years old?
Is this a comprehensive list? Or just a sample? Not one French club mentioned as far as I can see.
Three (?) years ago we seem to have been just outside of the top 3rd of EPL wage payers. I find that surprising given our poverty.
Given Portsmouth's inclusion it must be at least 3 years old?
Is this a comprehensive list? Or just a sample? Not one French club mentioned as far as I can see.
Three (?) years ago we seem to have been just outside of the top 3rd of EPL wage payers. I find that surprising given our poverty.
Stephen
How do you use the font? Sometimes I'd like to 'italic' or 'bold' but I don't seem to get/have that facility on TW.
Or are you on about summat else.
Silly me if you are!
How do you use the font? Sometimes I'd like to 'italic' or 'bold' but I don't seem to get/have that facility on TW.
Or are you on about summat else.
Silly me if you are!
Didn't see Benfica, Marseille or Apoel in that list..... all CL quarter finalists, surely this list is heresy.
I thought football was all about money, full stop, close book end of story.
"who are those guys?"
I thought football was all about money, full stop, close book end of story.
"who are those guys?"
You're right Barry, god knows why the semis were made up by 1,2,3 and 6 on the list.
Anyway, back to the Premiership, I see the billionaires are at the top again... and with Chelsea's revival the top four will probably look to be same again come the end of season.
So a great season by one of 'the rest' is only as good as a really bad one from those with the money.
Any ideas?
Anyway, back to the Premiership, I see the billionaires are at the top again... and with Chelsea's revival the top four will probably look to be same again come the end of season.
So a great season by one of 'the rest' is only as good as a really bad one from those with the money.
Any ideas?
I was being sarcastic too Dave. Though we could do with finding a way to show it.
and your point is? as 10th highest payers in the prem we should finish lower?
Total wage bill would help more as well rather than average per person, as we might be elevated in the list due to having a smaller squad than many of the other teams.
Barry, football may not be ALL about money, but only an idiot would think it doesn't make a massive, massive difference.
Barry, football may not be ALL about money, but only an idiot would think it doesn't make a massive, massive difference.
This years top paying teams ( sorry, a few non football teams included )
Scary stuff !
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01052012/58/liga-barcelona-world-best-paid-players.html
Scary stuff !
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01052012/58/liga-barcelona-world-best-paid-players.html
I'd be pretty pissed if I were a Villa fan.
John Ford - your not the only one!!!
The full version of Marks list here showing us in position 108, underneath some Penguins.
http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/05/01/revealed-the-worlds-best-paid-teams-man-city-close-in-on-barca-and-real-madrid-010501/
http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/05/01/revealed-the-worlds-best-paid-teams-man-city-close-in-on-barca-and-real-madrid-010501/
Oh sh!t Darren Bent is earning some money at Villa - that explains all that 'big club' bollocks he was spouting.
The thing to be aware of here, is that this is average spend per player. Everton have a small squad!
I picked the salary table up while trawling for news about Football.
I was not making any kind of point though I thought it may be of interest.
Here is the address.
http://soccerlens.com/highest-football-club-wages/69045/
I was not making any kind of point though I thought it may be of interest.
Here is the address.
http://soccerlens.com/highest-football-club-wages/69045/
Dick, the money is bonkers..
Old Evertonian, Stuart McCall has tonight nearly got Motherwell into the Champions League...
The mind boggles...
Old Evertonian, Stuart McCall has tonight nearly got Motherwell into the Champions League...
The mind boggles...
Lee S # 916,
Leave our mighty Aussie dollar out of it.
The only 'western' country to come out of the meltdown with full employment.
Leave our mighty Aussie dollar out of it.
The only 'western' country to come out of the meltdown with full employment.
Dick, I really think you should get out the house more.
Sportingintelligence.com have done a survey on wages. It has our average at about £27000.
I'd copy and paste it for you but i'm on a shitty Nokia phone and i don't know how to.
I'd copy and paste it for you but i'm on a shitty Nokia phone and i don't know how to.
http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/05/01/revealed-the-worlds-best-paid-teams-man-city-close-in-on-barca-and-real-madrid-010501/
Here is the link Jamie, and this report was only produced yesterday!
Here is the link Jamie, and this report was only produced yesterday!
£27k is about $43k Jamie, so that's about right.
Further context here: http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7850531/espn-magazine-sportingintelligence-global-salary-survey-espn-magazine
I find where Villa are quite remarkable
I find where Villa are quite remarkable
Dick Fearon - Canada too. Their government never allowed the free-wheeling banking business of the States.
Mark - the only reason Motherwell got close is because Rangers went in to administration and were docked points. Got to be one of the worst leagues in world football.
Obviously these figures are from 2009/10, cos that is what it says at the top of the page. And we are 11th in the list not 10th. On the new list we are 9th, so neither our wages nor our spending are top 8, yet our finishes are. Interesting.
No particular point but this link is from ESPN and shows average player salaries across a number of sports and is for 2012!
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7850531/espn-magazine-sportingintelligence-global-salary-survey-espn-magazine
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7850531/espn-magazine-sportingintelligence-global-salary-survey-espn-magazine
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