Although not one of the four major sports in the United States, soccer (or "football") is one of the most popular sports in the world. Nearly every major country has a major soccer league, while others have more. The average salaries of soccer players vary by country and by league. As...
FIFTY years ago this month, football took a momentous decision. It divided the nation, grabbed the headlines from Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution and, in hindsight, presaged the era of today's Premier League millionaires. But while some see the abolition of football's maximum wage, which ha...
Over the last few years, the total attendance at regular season games of the National Football League has consistently been at more than 16 million per season. The NFL is composed of 32 teams and each team plays eight home games during the regular season for a total of 256 games per seaso...
A player might also need to decide whether it is worth taking a lower wage to play for a club that qualifies them for a national team. The money from a world cup campaign, if invested properly, can be life-changing but is it worth the risk? It too is a very hard decision for a ...
Back to today, thereportcontains average team salary calculation for 272 teams from 14 leagues. Those 14 leagues are the NBA (basketball), IPL (cricket), MLB (baseball), Premier League (English football), NFL (US gridiron), NHL (ice hockey), Bundesliga (German football), Serie A (Italian...
FIFTY years ago this month, football took a momentous decision. It divided the nation, grabbed the headlines from Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution and, in hindsight, presaged the era of today's Premier League millionaires. But while some see the abolition of football's maximum wage, which ha...