The Paris Saint-Germain holds the top spot for the highest paid sports team, according to The Global Sports Salaries Survey (GSSS) released by Sporting Intelligence. The football team earns about £101,898 per week.
This year's list includes teams playing in the NBA, Major League Basketball, Premier Club, Ligue, La Liga and Bundesliga.
The other groups that completed the top 12 list are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Nets and Bayern Munich.
Since 2010, GSSS annually releases its survey results, which includes 333 teams from 17 different leagues all over the world. For this year, eight from the list are from the field of football, three teams from baseball and only one is from basketball.
The result of the survey however seems questionable because the NBA is one of the leagues that pays very high salaries. Players for instance can earn £2.67 million annually in average, while those part of the Premier League receive £2.23 million.
PSG responded by claiming that they are not the top global sports brand in terms of income.
"While winning the Ligue 1 for the third consecutive year, the Club is still not on top of the global sports brands in terms of salaries. Contrary to the hierarchy established in the recent study published by SportingIntelligence for ESPN, Paris Saint-Germain is not even in the top 5 of this ranking. The salaries of our first team don't match the figures mentioned in the study, which are clearly over-estimated." PSG stated.
"The club however appreciates the interest of the international media, and looks forward to meeting them during our upcoming summer tour of North America in July." the team added.
Paris Saint-Germain will be facing off Aj Auxerre for the French Cup Final Saturday, May 30, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
