Barcelona, Real overtake Yankees as top wage payers

2011-04-20T15:00:17Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish soccer giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have overtaken baseball's New York Yankees as the highest paid teams in global sport, according to the Global Sports Salaries S...

Study: Yankees players highest-paid in world sport

2010-03-28T06:30:07Z

Study: Yankees' players world's highest-paid in team sports, ahead of Real Madrid, Barcelona

A British study says the New York Yankees are the world's highest-paid players in a team sport, beating out members of Spain's Real Madrid soccer team.

Euro soccer clubs look like the real capitalists

2010-04-16T11:50:55Z

$131M for Ronaldo? European soccer shows American sports counterparts how to wheel and deal

Another reason to love European football: Owners who really wheel and deal.

Over here, people think Mark Cuban is a maverick and that the Yankees throw money around like sheiks. Over there, Cuban would be as controversial as lint, and some of the teams t...

Spain Soccer La Liga

2011-01-03T15:31:48Z

Real Madrid's Kaka from Brazil signals as he comes on as substitute during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, Spain Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal reacts after scoring against Levante during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010.(AP Photo/

Netherlands Soccer Champions League Ajax Real Madrid

2010-11-30T11:02:09Z

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho gestures during the group G Champions League soccer match against Ajax at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010. Madrid won the match with a 4-0 score.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Spain La Liga Soccer

2010-11-27T06:31:23Z

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal speaks during a news conference at the team's Valdebebas training grounds in Madrid on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. Real Madrid will face their derby soccer match against Barcelona on No...

Netherlands Champions League Soccer

2010-11-24T05:32:00Z

Luis Suarez of Ajax reacts during the first round group G Champions League soccer match against Real Madrid at the Arena stadium in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)