The 10 Highest Paid Sports Teams In The World

[key2win]

Here is a list of the 10 highest paid sports teams in the world. The dollar amount given is an approximation of the average annual salary of a first team player on the team.

01. New York Yankees -- Major League Baseball (USA) -- $7,000,000
02. Real Madrid -- La Liga (ESP) -- $6,333,591
03. Barcelona -- La Liga (ESP) -- $6,082,940
04. Chelsea -- English Premier League (GBR) -- $5,361,957
05. Dallas Mavericks -- National Basketball Association (USA) -- $5,315,097
06. Los Angeles Lakers -- NBA (USA) -- $5,098,920
07. Detroit Pistons -- NBA (USA) -- $4,995,573
08. Cleveland Cavaliers -- NBA (USA) -- $4,940,707
09. Boston Celtics -- NBA (USA) -- $4,885,055
10. New York Knicks -- NBA (USA) -- $4,881,952

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/The-10-highest-paid-sports-teams-in-the-world?urn=top,230688

[jsab4807]

Boy, the Pistons sure are wasting money....

[tiger tiger]

Knicks aren't doing much better.