Duel of the millionaires: Chiefs, Yankees, Lakers, Real Madrid and Barcelona against City…

IIt has always been said that football is the “king sport” par excellence, and in terms of global following, there seems to be no doubt about it. But what about the money?Football giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona take on 'mega franchises' or state clubs who often have almost infinite capital. At this point, it is necessary to unravel the reality of these two worlds in order to obtain a final result that dictates everyone's place in this “battle”.

On many occasions we receive news of a Super contract NBA or NFL of the fashionable player who breaks all molds and seems to eclipse the rest of the opponents. However, things are not what they seem.

In fact, football, and Real Madrid in particular, can look down on almost every team in world sport. If we look closely at the club economy, we find characters capable of competing and beating anyone who gets in their way.

Salary battle

To sketch the truth of both, we focus on finding four variables: total salaries, average salary, highest paid player and lowest paid player. Once each of these premises has been answered, it is possible to find an answer.

We start with football. Barcelona, ​​City, Arsenal and Real Madrid are a good representation of the European bourgeoisie whose stories can say a lot of things. Unlike American sport, they are not public, so they are approximate.

We find four giants of the “Old Continent” with impressive figures. However, Barca are, despite improving over the last two years, behind in terms of total salaries. Lewandowski and his “old-fashioned” contractwho gave Laporta so many headaches, appears to be the highest paid according to Capology.

In the rest of the variables, Real Madrid is the most dynamic team on the continent ahead of City, even if the two teams can boast almost parallel economies in terms of spending on players (transfers are another matter).

The NBA shows its muscles

We now bring two of the most powerful franchises in the world to the table NBA to see where they stand compared to football teams. Two very different worlds face to face.

At first glance, there are notable differences. The average salary and earnings of the highest paid player are higher than those of European football teams. LeBron's 48 million euros and Brown's 49 million euros get closer to what basketball stars get.

Interestingly, the Lakers view James as the highest and lowest paid on the team. The king's son has a rookie contract worth just over a million after being selected at number 55 in the last draft. Dad, for his part, benefits from almost 50 million at 39 years old.

The Lakers and Celtics have lower overall spending than Real Madrid or City. thanks to the possibility of having a much smaller team than a football team, which helps to improve the salary of the rest of the players on the team.

The powerful NFL

The good situation of basketball in the United States does not reach the enormous popularity of American football. The NFL is a machine for generating audiences and filling huge stadiums every week. But it turns out that even they can't compete with their neighbors with the orange ball.

The NFL pays well. Alright. However, each franchise faces the handicap of having huge rosters. More than 50 players per team This means that there is a big difference between the highest and lowest paid, and it also reduces the average salary.

Mahomes and Jacksonprobably the two best quarterbacks in the competition, are not among the highest paid in the league, but they will be when it comes time to renew their contract. Chiefs and Crows. In fact, they are far from 60 million dollars that Dak Prescott just signed with the Cowboys.

However, this freehand drawing of these two teams shows how each NFL franchise is doing economically with relatively low average salaries due to their endless rosters.

Baseball holds up

MLB remains the traditional family sport in the United States, its incidence therefore remains very significant.

In recent years, the phenomenon ofShoei Ohtani has emerged, who has just signed the highest contract in American sport with an amount of 70 million dollars per season. However, his decision to postpone the payment until 2034 (he will only receive two million until that date) will allow his team (LA Dodgers) to continue recruiting high-level players.

NHL, out of the race

The NHL, on the other hand, it is the little brother of the four major North American sports shows. A quick look at the economic variables of the major teams shows that they are far behind the rest of sports.

An average salary which remains at two million and stars that move around ten. Granted, we're talking a step (or two) below.

Finally, and in terms of comparisons, we find two cases which constitute a great exception in two minor leagues such as MLS and Saudi League.

Cristiano, out of competition

The arrival of Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has caused such a scandal that we must address the situation of Inter Miami and Al-Nassr who enjoy a very particular economic situation.

We are facing the two most important phenomena of the 21st century and their contracts, logically, must be adapted to this status. If we talk about Ronaldo, the numbers are out of this world. 200 million euros per year for the Portuguese, which represents more than 60% of the team's salaries. An off-market contract for a legend which contrasts with the 90,000 euros received by his teammate Marran.

Messi, on the other hand, he decided to say “no” to Arab money and start a new experience in the United States. His contract is by far the highest in the entire competitionbut we are far from the brutality of his former sworn enemy and allows him to enjoy the company of his former Barcelona teammates like Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez.