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EPL footballers are fourth highest paid sportsmen in world

Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 11:35 am , filed under Other Sports by Joel Barker

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English Premier League football players stands as the fourth highest paid sportsmen in the world.

According to a survey by sportingintelligence.com, English Premier League football players rake almost 30,000 pounds a week. Only Chelsea players is taking almost 70,000 pounds a week. 2010 Football World Cup

Among those Chelsea skipper John Terry became the highest earner as he is earning around eight million pounds a year, followed by Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who is earning around 6.2 million pounds a year.

The Daily Star quoted Nick Harries “One thing remains true pretty much everywhere – the more cash you splash on wages, the greater the chance of winning.” Nick Harries is the author of the study and the editor of sportingintelligence.com. 2010 Football World Cup

American National Basketball Association players grab the top with an average yearly pay packet of 50,487 pounds a week.

Indian Premier League players got the second place with 48,243 pounds a week, followed by America’s Major League baseball at third with weekly wage of 35,147 pounds. 2010 Football World Cup

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