Average Championship pay is more than twice as high as in Portugal’s Primeira Liga!
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It is of claimed – and also disputed – that England’s Barclays Premier League is the best league in world football.
Well, it is certainly the biggest in terms of money!
Here are the top 20 leagues in the world, based on the average wage each first team player is paid…
20. Danish Superliga (Denmark)
Average weekly wage = £2,868
19. Austrian Football Bundesliga (Austria)
Average weekly wage = £3,421
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18. Scottish Premiership (Scotland)
Average weekly wage = £3,515
17. Ukrainian Premier League (Ukraine)
Average weekly wage = £3,840
Shakhtar Donetsk captain Darijo Srna
16. Belgian Pro League (Belgium)
Average weekly wage = £3,949
15. Chinese Super League (China)
Average weekly wage = £4,037
Record-breaking Elkeson, who is the top-scorer in China
14. Argentine Primera Division (Argentina)
Average weekly wage = £4,128
13. Eredivisie (Holland)
Average weekly wage = £4,423
PSV star Memphis Depay
12. Swiss Super League (Switzerland)
Average weekly wage = £4,547
11. Primeira Liga (Portugal)
Average weekly wage = £4,913
Porto striker Jackson Martinez
10. Liga MX (Mexico)
Average weekly wage = £5,108
9. Super Lig (Turkey)
Average weekly wage = £8,578
Galatasaray playmaker Wesley Sneijder
8. Championship (England)
Average weekly wage = £9,347
7. Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A (Brazil)
Average weekly wage = £11,218
Sao Paulo attacking midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso
6. Premier League (Russia)
Average weekly wage = £17,338
5. Ligue 1 (France)
Average weekly wage = £18,999
PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic
4. La Liga (Spain)
Average weekly wage = £23,327
3. Serie A (Italy)
Average weekly wage = £25,263
Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo
2. Bundesliga (Germany)
Average weekly wage = £28,011
1. Premier League (England)
Average weekly wage = £43,717
Manchester United’s 300k man Wayne Rooney