ANNUAL R VIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS $ALARIES 2010 AVERAGE FIRST-TEAM PAY, TEAM-BY-TEAM, IN THE WORLD S MOST POPULAR SPORTS LEAGUES

ANNUAL R VIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS $ALARIES 2010 AVERAGE FIRST-TEAM PAY, TEAM-BY-TEAM, IN THE WORLD S MOST POPULAR SPORTS LEAGUES

Introduction Welcome to Sporting Intelligence's first Annual Review of Global Sports Salaries, which compares earnings in the world's richest sports leagues on a like-for-like basis for the first time, by players' average pay per week and per year. The figures considered are "on field" earnings only, not endorsements. The report includes wage and performance data from the world's richest leagues in football (the English Premier League), in gridiron (the NFL), in basketball (the NBA), in baseball (MLB), in cricket (the IPL) and in ice hockey (the NHL). These are also the world's six richest leagues in terms of average pay per player per week, although not in that order. This review also includes Japan's NPB baseball league as the highest-paying sports league in Asia (and the highest paying overall in Asia aside from the newcomer IPL, played over six weeks but included for its high weekly pay), as well as Italy's Serie A, the world's second-highest paying football league. We include a pair of Spanish teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, as the only two teams from outside our "core" six richest leagues that do or would make the top 30 payers by average pay. Football leagues from the USA (MLS) and Scotland (SPL) are included as representatives of "small" leagues from the world's most popular game. Details about our methodology can be found at www..com. All figures were extracted from official club accounts, or sourced from unions and other reliable administrative bodies, directly or indirectly. The uniqueness of this study lies in looking beyond total payrolls or club wage bills to what the players make per head. the 2009 season in MLB, the MLS, the NPB and the IPL; from the 2008-09 season in the NBA, the NHL and the NFL (ending with the 2009 Super Bowl), and from the 2007-08 season in the English Premier League, the SPL, Serie A and for the Spanish clubs. The latest figures as we process them are available on a companion database at www..com. This review found the New York Yankees to be the highest-earning sports team in the world by average first-team pay, followed by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea, then the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. NBA and MLB teams dominate the top 30; our full list includes 211 clubs. The NFL is the richest and most popular sports league on the planet when judged solely on its massive TV income and average crowds per game, by far the highest of any domestic league. But the NFL is only at No6 in our best-paying leagues by average earnings. Its pay distribution within the league, with a ratio of 1.86 to 1 in average pay between the best paid and worst paid teams, is more equal than any other league. This report does not draw conclusions on what is the "fairest" league, or the "best". It simply provides a snapshot of wages that is, by definition, already historic, plus some basic analysis between pay and performance. We hope it prompts debate on the underlying themes, and further investigation, including by ourselves in future reports. Thank you for reading. Nick Harris Editor Sporting Intelligence April 2010 All figures are from the most recent completed seasons for each league where there was a full set of data available for all the clubs in that league at our cut-off point - the end of 2009. That means numbers from ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010

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Annual review of global sports salaries 2010: top 12 Nos 13-50 Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year RANK TEAM LEAGUE AVE 1ST-TEAM AVE 1ST-TEAM PAY PER YEAR PAY PER WEEK No1 NY Yankees MLB 4,674,644 89,897 Highest paid player: A Rodriguez 20,130,000 No2 Real Madrid La Liga 4,235,110 81,444 Highest paid player: n/a No3 Barcelona La Liga 4,067,200 78,231 Highest paid player: n/a No4 Chelsea Premier League 3,585,185 68,946 Highest paid player: n/a No5 Dallas Mavericks NBA 3,553,823 68,343 Highest paid player: Jason Kidd 13,036,920 No6 LA Lakers NBA 3,409,281 65,563 Highest paid player: Kobe Bryant 12,970,125 No7 Detroit Pistons NBA 3,340,18 64,234 Highest paid player: Allen Iverson 12,712,781 No8 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 3,303,495 63,529 Highest paid player: Ben Wallace 8,845,000 No9 Boston Celtics NBA 3,266,251 62,813 Highest paid player: Kevin Garnett 15,098,680 No10 New York Knicks NBA 3,264,010 62,769 Highest paid player: Stephon Marbury 12,712,781 No11 Phoenix Suns NBA 3,074,229 59,120 Highest paid player: Shaquille O Neal 12,200,000 No12 RC Bangalore IPL 3,007,300 57,833 Highest paid player: Kevin Pietersen 8,194,333 (pro rata) 13 Kolkata K Riders IPL 2,935,117 56,445 Sourav Ganguly / pro rata, 5,775,683 14 Man Utd Premier League 2,902,560 55,818 n/a 15 Chennai S Kings IPL 2,887,333 55,526 Andrew Flintoff / pro rata, 8,194,333 16 Portland Trail Bl. NBA 2,838,790 54,592 Raef LaFrentz / 7,760,725 17 Orlando Magic NBA 2,834,524 54,510 Rashard Lewis / 10,033,201 18 Denver Nuggets NBA 2,829,280 54,409 Kenyon Martin / 8,803,409 19 Chicago Cubs MLB 2,824,723 54,322 Carlos Zambrano / 11,437,500 20 Phil. 76ers NBA 2,805,967 53,961 Elton Brand / 8,392,285 21 Boston Red Sox MLB 2,794,735 53,745 JD Drew / 8,540,000 22 Toronto Raptors NBA 2,777,155 53,407 Shawn Marion / 10,864,100 23 Atlanta Hawks NBA 2,772,077 53,309 Mike Bibby / 9,139,998 24 New Orl. Hornets NBA 2,726,448 52,432 Predrag Stojakovic / 7,642,080 25 Detroit Tigers MLB 2,705,294 52,025 Magglio Ordonez / 11,572,674 26 Wash ton Wizards NBA 2,697,050 51,866 Gilbert Arenas / 8,938,614 27 Utah Jazz NBA 2,694,834 51,824 Andrei Kirilenko / 9,214,660 28 St L Cardinals MLB 2,694,332 51,814 Albert Pujols / 8,800,669 29 Indiana Pacers NBA 2,654,407 51,046 Troy Murphy / 6,177,460 30 LA Dodgers MLB 2,644,127 50,849 Manny Ramirez / 14,551,241 31 Arsenal Premier League 2,615,052 50,289 n/a 32 LA Angels MLB 2,576,605 49,550 Torii Hunter / 10,980,000 33 Liverpool Premier League 2,530,400 48,662 n/a 34 Delhi Daredevils IPL 2,524,892 48,556 Virender Sehwag / pro rata, 4,407,758 35 Houston Rockets NBA 2,522,182 48,504 Tracy McGrady / 11,964,540 36 New Jersey Nets NBA 2,520,660 48,474 Vince Carter / 8,981,716 37 Deccan Chargers IPL 2,494,900 47,979 Andrew Symonds / pro rata, 7,137,000 38 Phil. Phillies MLB 2,473,828 47,574 Ryan Howard / 9,150,000 39 Minn. T wolves NBA 2,467,621 47,454 Al Jefferson / 6,710,000 40 Chicago Bulls NBA 2,454,196 47,196 Brad Miller / 6,938,750 41 Sacramento Kings NBA 2,423,507 46,606 Kevin Martin / 5,648,804 42 Mumbai Indians IPL 2,399,842 46,151 Sachin Tendulkar / pro rata, 5,927,675 43 Milwaukee Bucks NBA 2,376,562 45,703 Michael Redd / 9,625,800 44 Kings XI Punjab IPL 2,362,225 45,427 Yuvraj Singh / pro rata, 5,623,692 45 NY Mets MLB 2,296,386 44,161 Carlos Beltran / 11,738,646 46 Atlanta Braves MLB 2,244,910 43,171 Tim Hudson / 9,455,000 47 Miami Heat NBA 2,205,574 42,415 Jermaine O Neal / 13,036,920 48 Golden St. Warriors NBA 2,140,707 41,167 Monta Ellis / 6,710,000 49 Newcastle Premier League 2,133,333 41,026 n/a 50 Houston Astros MLB 2,113,478 40,644 Carlos Lee / 11,590,000 05 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 06

Nos 51-90 Nos 91-130 Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year 51 Chicago W Sox MLB 2,109,624 40,570 Mark Buehrle / 8,540,000 52 LA Clippers NBA 2,097,158 40,330 Zach Randolph / 8,946,667 53 Okla. City Thunder NBA 2,087,334 40,141 Malik Rose / 4,664,975 54 Seattle Mariners MLB 2,060,440 39,624 Ichiro Suzuki / 10,980,000 55 Charlotte Bobcats NBA 2,050,285 39,429 Emeka Okafor / 5,817,875 56 Milan Serie A 2,022,535 38,895 Kaka / 4,225,352 57 San Antonio Spurs NBA 1,985,623 38,185 Tim Duncan / 12,565,209 58 Internazionale Serie A 1,904,225 36,620 Patrick Vieira / 3,521,127 59 New York Rangers NHL 1,827,426 35,143 Scott Gomez / 4,647,109 60 Milwaukee Brewers MLB 1,791,874 34,459 Jeff Suppan / 7,777,500 61 Colorado Rockies MLB 1,785,300 34,333 Todd Helton / 10,126,000 62 Aston Villa Premier League 1,781,818 34,266 n/a 63 Memphis Grizzlies NBA 1,777,341 34,180 Darko Milicic / 4,282,200 64 San Franciso Giants MLB 1,768,634 34,012 Barry Zito / 11,285,000 65 Dallas Cowboys NFL 1,685,000 32,404 Flozell Adams / 8,543,514 66 West Ham Premier League 1,657,143 31,868 n/a 67 Minnesota Twins MLB 1,625,576 31,261 Justin Morneau / 7,076,000 68 Kansas City Royals MLB 1,598,970 30,749 Jose Guillen / 7,320,000 69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1,596,718 30,706 Daniel Briere / 4,647,109 70 Calgary Flames NHL 1,593,655 30,647 Miikka Kiprusoff / 4,937,554 71 Oakland Raiders NFL 1,549,292 29,794 JaMarcus Russell / 10,292,164 72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1,489,187 28,638 Nicklas Lidstrom / 4,327,621 73 Texas Rangers MLB 1,465,529 28,183 Michael Young / 7,963,261 74 Rajasthan Royals IPL 1,457,493 28,029 Tyron Henderson / pro rata, 3,436,333 75 Ottawa Senators NHL 1,446,851 27,824 Dany Heatley / 5,808,887 76 New Jersey Devils NHL 1,405,604 27,031 Patrik Elias / 3,485,332 77 Tampa Bay Rays MLB 1,401,393 26,950 Carl Crawford / 5,032,500 78 Portsmouth Premier League 1,400,000 26,923 n/a 79 Minnesota Vikings NFL 1,378,745 26,514 Jared Allen / 12,882,746 80 Tennessee Titans NFL 1,372,690 26,398 Michael Roos / 8,238,367 81 Everton Premier League 1,366,087 26,271 n/a 82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1,365,527 26,260 Lubomir Visnovsky / 4,066,221 83 Juventus Serie A 1,364,789 26,246 Gianluigi Buffon / 3,521,127 84 New Orleans Saints NFL 1,359,905 26,152 Will Smith / 7,899,500 85 Washington Capitals NHL 1,359,802 26,150 Alexander Ovechkin / 5,227,998 86 Man City Premier League 1,356,657 26,090 n/a 87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1,342,206 25,812 Roberto Luongo / 4,066,221 88 Cleveland Browns NFL 1,341,149 25,791 Joe Thomas / 5,368,000 89 Chicago Bears NFL 1,331,639 25,608 Tommie Harris / 7,274,982 90 Arizona Cardinals NFL 1,330,128 25,579 Larry Fitzgerald / 10,433,123 Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year 91 Ariz. Diamondbacks MLB 1,323,000 25,442 Eric Byrnes / 7,116,666 92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1,316,115 25,310 Andrei Markov / 3,340,110 93 Cincinnati Reds MLB 1,313,376 25,257 Aaron Harang / 8,540,000 94 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1,295,778 24,919 Eric Staal / 2,904,443 95 Minnesota Wild NHL 1,279,432 24,604 Marian Gaborik / 4,356,665 96 S Francisco 49ers NFL 1,271,007 24,442 Justin Smith / 7,472,500 97 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL 1,267,374 24,373 Ben Roethlisberger / 16,898,171 98 Blackburn Premier League 1,267,018 24,366 n/a 99 Tottenham Premier League 1,264,853 24,324 n/a 100 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1,264,314 24,314 Sidney Crosby / 5,227,998 101 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1,247,666 23,994 Brian Campbell / 4,149,205 102 Boston Bruins NHL 1,247,337 23,987 Zdeno Chara / 4,356,665 103 San Jose Sharks NHL 1,246,937 23,980 Joe Thornton / 4,182,399 104 Florida Panthers NHL 1,243,888 23,921 Bryan McCabe / 3,572,465 105 New York Jets NFL 1,229,572 23,646 C Pace & Brett Favre / 7,320,000 106 Cleveland Indians MLB 1,224,526 23,549 Travis Hafner / 7,015,000 107 Carolina Panthers NFL 1,221,250 23,486 Travelle Wharton / 7,838,500 108 San Diego Chargers NFL 1,217,967 23,422 Luis Castillo / 6,835,587 109 Buffalo Bills NFL 1,213,204 23,331 Lee Evans, / 7,209,475 110 Colorado Avalanche NHL 1,206,854 23,209 Ryan Smyth / 4,211,443 111 Anaheim Ducks NHL 1,206,264 23,197 Scott Niedermayer / 3,920,999 112 Dallas Stars NHL 1,196,738 23,014 Brad Richards / 4,530,932 113 St. Louis Rams NFL 1,186,223 22,812 Steven Jackson / 7,320,000 114 Toronto Mpl. Leafs NHL 1,181,987 22,731 Pavel Kubina / 2,904,443 115 Wash ton Redskins NFL 1,177,549 22,645 Chris Cooley / 7,133,950 116 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 1,172,456 22,547 Asante Samuel / 8,628,450 117 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1,166,820 22,439 Thomas Vanek / 4,647,109 118 Nashville Predators NHL 1,165,870 22,421 David Legwand / 3,194,888 119 Miami Dolphins NFL 1,165,605 22,415 Justin Smiley / 6,100,000 120 Jacksonville Jag s NFL 1,145,948 22,037 David Garrard / 5,921,099 121 New York Giants NFL 1,139,482 21,913 Chris Snee / 9,082,900 122 Toronto Blue Jays MLB 1,113,852 21,420 Roy Halladay / 8,692,500 123 St. Louis Blues NHL 1,100,865 21,170 Paul Kariya / 3,485,332 124 Tampa Bay Bucs NFL 1,097,257 21,101 Jeff Faine / 7,994,514 125 Columbus B Jackets NHL 1,085,899 20,883 Rick Nash / 3,775,776 126 Cincinnati Bengals NFL 1,079,581 20,761 Antwan Odom / 7,808,000 127 Tampa B Lightning NHL 1,052,901 20,248 Vincent Lecavalier / 4,163,035 128 Houston Texans NFL 1,050,027 20,193 Andre Johnson / 6,816,750 129 Wash ton Nationals MLB 1,028,430 19,777 Guzman, Dunn and Kearns / 4,880,000 130 Baltimore Orioles MLB 1,027,351 19,757 Brian Roberts & Melvin Mora / 4,880,000 07 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 08

Nos 131-170 Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year 131 Wigan Premier League 1,014,642 19,512 n/a 132 Denver Broncos NFL 988,404 19,008 Dre Bly / 6,344,000 133 Indianapolis Colts NFL 982,036 18,885 Dallas Clark / 7,106,500 134 Seattle Seahawks NFL 981,583 18,877 Marcus Trufant / 4,941,000 135 Atlanta Falcons NFL 979,981 18,846 Michael Turner / 9,762,342 136 Green Bay Packers NFL 972,054 18,693 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila / 4,425,794 137 Yomiuri Giants NPB 963,719 18,533 SY Lee / 4,047,348 138 Detroit Lions NFL 958,271 18,428 Calvin Johnson / 3,820,384 139 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 947,748 18,226 Ilya Kovalchuk / 4,356,665 140 New Eng. Patriots NFL 912,384 17,546 Randy Moss / 8,544,099 141 Kansas City Chiefs NFL 910,902 17,517 Branden Albert / 5,782,038 142 Baltimore Ravens NFL 907,140 17,445 Terrell Suggs / 5,169,750 143 Reading Premier League 897,173 17,253 n/a 144 Oakland Athletics MLB 896,245 17,236 Eric Chavez / 7,015,000 145 Roma Serie A 896,197 17,235 Francesco Totti / 3,845,070 146 Rangers SPL 890,270 17,121 n/a 147 LA Kings NHL 874,056 16,809 Jarret Stoll / 2,381,644 148 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 873,623 16,800 Ed Jovanovski / 3,775,776 149 Bolton Premier League 856,037 16,462 n/a 150 Fulham Premier League 853,174 16,407 n/a 151 Sunderland Premier League 851,613 16,377 n/a 152 Celtic SPL 848,082 16,309 n/a 153 Florida Marlins MLB 810,060 15,578 N Johnson & H Ramirez / 3,355,000 154 NY Islanders NHL 772,989 14,865 Rick DiPietro / 2,613,999 155 Middlesbrough Premier League 767,627 14,762 n/a 156 Hanshin Tigers NPB 762,082 14,655 Tomoaki Kanemoto / 3,710,069 157 Birmingham Premier League 684,457 13,163 n/a 158 Fukuoka SB Hawks NPB 678,156 13,041 Nobuhiko Matsunaka / 3,372,790 159 Chunichi Dragons NPB 607,912 11,691 Hitoki Iwase / 2,900,599 160 San Diego Padres MLB 585,091 11,252 Brian Giles / 5,490,000 161 Chiba Lotte Marines NPB 554,626 10,666 Naoyuki Shimizu / 1,618,939 162 Saitama S Lions NPB 513,339 9,872 Kazuhisa Ishii / 1,888,762 163 Derby Premier League 510,489 9,817 n/a 164 Hokk. NH Fighters NPB 490,685 9,436 Yu Darvish / 1,821,307 165 Pittsburgh Pirates MLB 482,002 9,269 Paul Maholm / 1,525,000 166 Orix Buffaloes NPB 475,114 9,137 Tuffy Rhodes / 2,158,586 167 Yokohama BS NPB 455,237 8,755 Daisuke Miura / 2,023,674 168 Palermo Serie A 448,143 8,618 Andrea Barzagli / 704,225 169 Tokyo Y Swallows NPB 442,847 8,516 Norichika Aoki / 1,753,851 170 Tohoku RG Eagles NPB 430,143 8,272 Hisashi Iwakuma / 2,023,674 Nos 171-211 Rank-Team League Ave year Ave week Highest paid player(s) / wage per year 171 Fiorentina Serie A 394,366 7,584 Sebastien Frey / 1,056,338 172 Napoli Serie A 350,646 6,743 Marcelo Zalayeta / 563,380 173 Sampdoria Serie A 349,296 6,717 Antonio Cassano / 845,070 174 Hiroshima TC NPB 332,220 6,389 Katsuhiro Nagakawa / 1,079,293 175 Torino Serie A 323,577 6,223 Alvaro Recoba / 1,056,338 176 Genoa Serie A 283,099 5,444 Marco Di Vaio / 880,282 177 Livorno Serie A 273,803 5,265 Marco Amelia / 704,225 178 Parma Serie A 272,676 5,244 Bernardo Corradi / 1,126,761 179 Lazio Serie A 259,155 4,984 Roberto Baronio / 528,169 180 Catania Serie A 247,324 4,756 Lorenzo Stovini / 457,746 181 Siena Serie A 237,042 4,559 Tomas Locatelli / 492,958 182 Hearts SPL 233,038 4,482 n/a 183 LA Galaxy MLS 220,639 4,243 David Beckham / 3,965,000 184 Udinese Serie A 201,408 3,873 Antonio Di Natale / 457,746 185 Atalanta Serie A 191,268 3,678 Simone Inzaghi / 704,225 186 Reggina Serie A 186,773 3,592 Nicoloa Amoruso / 563,380 187 Aberdeen SPL 148,275 2,851 n/a 188 Cagliari Serie A 140,000 2,692 Daniele Conti / 246,479 189 Empoli Serie A 130,986 2,519 Luca Saudati / 316,901 190 Chicago Fire MLS 130,495 2,510 Cuauhtemoc Blanco / 1,795,658 191 Toronto FC MLS 115,128 2,214 Julian de Guzman / 583,374 192 Hibernian SPL 107,123 2,060 n/a 193 NY Red Bulls MLS 90,212 1,735 Juan Pabo Angel / 1,096,780 194 Motherwell SPL 88,459 1,701 n/a 195 Kilmarnock SPL 82,338 1,583 n/a 196 Seattle Sounders MLS 79,938 1,537 Freddie Ljungberg / 801,540 197 Dundee United SPL 77,887 1,498 n/a 198 Columbus Crew MLS 70,847 1,362 Guillermo Barros Schelotto / 472,750 199 DC United MLS 68,967 1,326 Luciano Emilio / 462,903 200 N E Revolution MLS 67,783 1,304 Shalrie Joseph / 274,500 201 Falkirk SPL 65,750 1,264 n/a 202 FC Dallas MLS 63,272 1,217 David Ferreira / 183,000 203 Houston Dynamo MLS 61,332 1,179 Ricardo Clark / 151,311 204 Colorado Rapids MLS 59,295 1,140 Pablo Mastroeni / 183,305 205 San J Earthquakes MLS 56,125 1,079 Darren Huckerby / 234,850 206 St Mirren SPL 55,050 1,059 n/a 207 Real Salt Lake MLS 53,681 1,032 Javier Morales / 122,000 208 Kansas City Wiz MLS 52,707 1,014 Davy Arnaud / 139,538 209 Chivas USA MLS 49,810 958 Sacha Kljestan / 123,830 210 Inverness SPL 39,954 768 n/a 211 Gretna SPL 28,378 546 n/a 09 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 10

Summary of average pay per league RANK LEAGUE TEAMS PLAYERS AVE PAY / YEAR AVE PAY / WEEK No1 NBA 30 504 2,625,303 50,487 NBA top payers: Dallas Mavericks 68,343 NBA bottom payers: Memphis Grizzlies 34,180 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 2 to 1 No2 IPL 8 104 2,508,638 48,243 IPL top payers: Royal Challengers Bangalore 57,833 IPL bottom payers: Rajasthan Royals 28,029 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 2.06 to 1 No3 MLB 30 926 1,827,624 35,147 MLB top payers: New York Yankees 89,897 MLB bottom payers: Pittsburgh Pirates 9,269 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 9.7 to 1 No4 EPL 20 554 1,467,945 28,230 EPL top payers: Chelsea 68,946 EPL bottom payers: Derby 9,817 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 7.02 to 1 No5 NHL 30 722 1,240,314 23,852 NHL top payers: New York Rangers 35,143 NHL bottom payers: New York Islanders 14,865 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 2.36 to 1 RANK LEAGUE TEAMS PLAYERS AVE PAY / YEAR AVE PAY / WEEK No6 NFL 32 1,889 1,170,307 22,506 NFL top payers: Dallas Cowboys 32,404 NFL bottom payers: Baltimore Ravens 17,445 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 1.86 to 1 No7 NPB 12 359 558,852 10,747 NPB top payers: Yomiuri Giants 18,533 NPB bottom payers: Hiroshima Toyo Carp 6,389 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 2.9 to 1 No8 Serie A 20 494 526,041 10,116 Serie A top payers: Milan 38,895 Serie A bottom payers: Empoli 2,519 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 15.4 to 1 No9 SPL 12 360 222,621 4,281 SPL top payers: Rangers 17,121 SPL bottom payers: Gretna 546 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 31.4 to 1 No10 MLS 15 383 82,378 1,584 MLS top payers: LA Galaxy 4,243 MLS bottom payers: Chivas 958 Ratio between top and bottom payers: 4.43 to 1 11 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 12

National Basketball Association (NBA) Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (5) Dallas Mavericks 3,553,823 68,343 J Kidd, 13m 2 (6) LA Lakers 3,409,281 65,563 K Bryant, 12.97m 3 (7) Detroit Pistons 3,340,189 64,234 A Iverson, 12.7m 4 (8) Cleveland Cavaliers 3,303,495 63,529 B Wallace, 8.8m 5 (9) Boston Celtics 3,266,251 62,813 K Garnett, 15.1m 6 (10) New York Knicks 3,264,010 62,769 S Marbury, 12.7m 7 (11) Phoenix Suns 3,074,229 59,120 S O Neal, 12.2m 8 (16) Portland Trail Blazers 2,838,790 54,592 R LaFrentz, 7.8m 9 (17) Orlando Magic 2,834,524 54,510 R Lewis, 10m 10 (18) Denver Nuggets 2,829,280 54,409 K Martin, 8.8m 11 (20) Phil. 76ers 2,805,967 53,961 E Brand, 8.4m 12 (22) Toronto Raptors 2,777,155 53,407 S Marion, 10.9m 13 (23) Atlanta Hawks 2,772,077 53,309 M Bibby, 9.1m 14 (24) New Orleans Hornets 2,726,448 52,432 P Stojakovic, 7.6m 15 (26) Washington Wizards 2,697,050 51,866 G Arenas, 8.9m 16 (27) Utah Jazz 2,694,834 51,824 A Kirilenko, 9.2m 17 (29) Indiana Pacers 2,654,407 51,046 T Murphy, 6.2 18 (35) Houston Rockets 2,522,182 48,504 T McGrady, 11.96m 19 (36) New Jersey Nets 2,520,660 48,474 V Carter, 8.98m 20 (39) Minn. T wolves 2,467,621 47,454 A Jefferson, 6.7m 21 (40) Chicago Bulls 2,454,196 47,196 B Miller, 6.9m 22 (41) Sacramento Kings 2,423,507 46,606 K Martin, 5.6m 23 (43) Milwaukee Bucks 2,376,562 45,703 M Redd, 9.6m 24 (47) Miami Heat 2,205,574 42,415 J O Neal, 13m 25 (48) Golden State Warriors 2,140,707 41,167 M Ellis, 6.7m 26 (52) LA Clippers 2,097,158 40,330 Z Randolph, 8.9m 27 (53) Okla. City Thunder 2,087,334 40,141 M Rose, 4.7m 28 (55) Charlotte Bobcats 2,050,285 39,429 E Okafor, 5.8m 29 (57) San Antonio Spurs 1,985,623 38,185 T Duncan, 12.6m 30 (63) Memphis Grizzlies 1,777,341 34,180 D Milicici, 4.3m No1 league by average pay 2008-09 Season EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L PCT Boston Celtics 62 20.756 Philadelphia 76ers 41 41.500 New Jersey Nets 34 48.415 Toronto Raptors 33 49.402 New York Knicks 32 50.390 Central Division W L PCT Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16.805 Chicago Bulls 41 41.500 Detroit Pistons 39 43.476 Indiana Pacers 36 46.439 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48.415 Southeast Division W L PCT Orlando Magic 59 23.720 Atlanta Hawks 47 35.573 Miami Heat 43 39.524 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47.427 Washington Wizards 19 63.232 PLAY-OFFS, FIRST ROUND Cleveland 4 Detroit 0 Atlanta 4 Miami 3 Orlando 4 Philadelphia 2 Boston 4 Chicago 3 LA Lakers 4 Utah 1 Portland 2 Houston 4 San Antonio 1 Dallas 4 Denver 4 New Orleans 1 CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS Cleveland 4 Atlanta 0 Orlando 4 Boston 3 LA Lakers 4 Houston 3 Dallas 1 Denver 4 CONFERENCE FINALS Orlando 4 Cleveland 2 LA Lakers 4 Denver 2 NBA FINALS Orlando 1 LA Lakers 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L PCT Denver Nuggets 54 28.659 Portland Trail Blazers 54 28.659 Utah Jazz 48 34.585 Minnesota T wolves 24 58.293 Oklahoma City T. 23 59.280 Pacific Division W L PCT Los Angeles Lakers 65 17.793 Phoenix Suns 46 36.561 Golden State Warriors 29 53.354 Los Angeles Cl. 19 63.232 Sacramento Kings 17 65.207 Southwest Division W L PCT San Antonio Spurs 54 28.659 Houston Rockets 53 29.646 Dallas Mavericks 50 32.610 New Orleans Hornets 49 33.598 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58.284 13 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 14

National Basketball Association (NBA) Performance indicators within the NBA: EIGHT of the top TEN payers (of 30) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Those eight included all four of the best-performing teams over the season as a whole: the NBA finals winners (Lakers), and runners-up (Magic), plus both Conference finals runners-up (Cavaliers and Nuggets). SEVEN of the bottom TEN payers (of 30) finished with negative win-loss records in the regular season. Another of the 10 had an equal WL record. Three of the bottom 10 reached the play-offs, and all lost in the first round. 2008-09 Season Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 30th = shortest). In the 16-team play-offs, the NBA finals winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, then two teams ranked No3, four ranked No5, and eight ranked No9. Teams ranked 17-30 on WL records. Pay Performance NBA Wage Distribution Dallas Mavericks LA Lakers Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics New York Knicks Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Orlando Magic Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors Atlanta Hawks New Orleans Hornets Washington Wizards Utah Jazz Indiana Pacers Houston Rockets New Jersey Nets Minnesota T wolves Chicago Bulls Sacramento Kings Milwaukee Bucks Miami Heat Golden State Warriors LA Clippers Okla. City Thunder Charlotte Bobcats San Antonio Spurs Memphis Grizzlies There is a correlation between pay and success, but also some notable over-achievers, including the trio of bottom-10 payers (Spurs, Heat, Bulls) who reached the play-offs, plus the Rockets, No18 payers who finished effectively joint fifth. The big under-achievers were the Knicks, No6 payers but No23 on WL record, and the Wizards, No15 payers, No29 on WL. 15 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 16

Indian Premier League (IPL) Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year (all pro rata) 1 (12) Royal Challengers 3,007,300 57,833 K Pietersen, 8.2m Bangalore 2 (13) Kolkata Knight 2,935,117 56,445 S Ganguly, 5.8m Riders 3 (15) Chennai Super 2,887,333 55,526 A Flintoff, 8.2m Kings 4 (34) Delhi Daredevils 2,524,892 48,556 V Sehwag, 4.4m 5 (37) Deccan Chargers 2,494,900 47,979 A Symonds, 7.1m 6 (42) Mumbai Indians 2,399,842 46,151 S Tendulkar, 5.9m 7 (44) Kings XI Punjab 2,362,225 45,427 Y Singh, 5.6m 8 (74) Rajasthan Royals 1,457,493 28,029 T Henderson, 3.4m 2009 Season Team P W L No Res. Points Delhi Daredevils 14 10 4 0 20 Chennai Super Kings 14 8 5 1 17 Royal Challengers Bang. 14 8 6 0 16 Deccan Chargers 14 7 7 0 14 Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 Rajasthan Royals 14 6 7 1 13 Mumbai Indians 14 5 8 1 11 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 3 10 1 7 SEMI-FINALS Deccan Chargers beat Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets FINAL Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs No2 league by average pay 17 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 18

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 Season Performance indicators within the IPL: THREE of the top FOUR payers (of eight) finished in the top four places, namely Royal Challengers Bangalore (runners up), and both semi-finalists, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils. Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 8th = shortest). THREE of the bottom FOUR payers (of eight) finished in the bottom four, not progressing to the semi-finals. Pay Performance IPL Wage Distribution RC Bangalore Kolkata KR Chennai SK Delhi Daredevils Deccan Chargers Mumbai Indians Kings XI Punjab Rajasthan Royals There is some correlation between pay and success but with such a small sample of teams it is impossible to draw firm conclusions. The two outstanding teams in terms of movement away from their pay ranking were Kolkata Knight Riders - the season s No2 payers and clear under-achievers, finishing eighth of eight with three wins, 10 defeats and one no result - and the Deccan Chargers, the No5 payers and over-achievers who finished the season as IPL champions. 19 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 20

Major League Baseball (MLB) 2009 Season Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (1) NY Yankees 4,674,644 89,897 A Rodriguez, 20.1m 2 (19) Chicago Cubs 2,824,723 54,322 C Zambrano, 11.4m 3 (21) Boston Red Sox 2,794,735 53,745 JD Drew, 8.5m 4 (25) Detroit Tigers 2,705,294 52,025 M Ordonez, 11.6m 5 (28) St Louis Cardinals 2,694,332 51,814 A Pujols, 8.8m 6 (30) LA Dodgers 2,644,127 50,849 M Ramirez, 14.6m 7 (32) LA Angels 2,576,605 49,550 T Hunter, 11m 8 (38) Philadelphia Phillies 2,473,828 47,574 R Howard, 9.2m 9 (45) NY Mets 2,296,386 44,161 C Beltran, 11.7m 10 (46) Atlanta Braves 2,244,910 43,171 T Hudson, 9.5m 11 (50) Houston Astros 2,113,478 40,644 C Lee, 11.6m 12 (51) Chicago White Sox 2,109,624 40,570 M Buehrle, 8.5m 13 (54) Seattle Mariners 2,060,440 39,624 I Suzuki, 11m 14 (60) Milwaukee Brewers 1,791,874 34,459 J Suppan, 7.8m 15 (61) Colorado Rockies 1,785,300 34,333 T Helton, 10.1m 16 (64) San Franciso Giants 1,768,634 34,012 B Zito, 11.3m 17 (67) Minnesota Twins 1,625,576 31,261 J Morneau, 7.1m 18 (68) Kansas City Royals 1,598,970 30,749 J Guillen, 7.3m 19 (73) Texas Rangers 1,465,529 28,183 M Young, 8m 20 (77) Tampa Bay Rays 1,401,393 26,950 C Crawford, 5m 21 (91) Arizona Diamondbacks 1,323,000 25,442 E Byrnes, 7.1m 22 (93) Cincinnati Reds 1,313,376 25,257 A Harang, 8.5m 23 (106) Cleveland Indians 1,224,526 23,549 T Hafner, 7m 24 (122) Toronto Blue Jays 1,113,852 21,420 R Halladay, 8.7m 25 (129) Washington Nationals 1,028,430 19,777 Guzman, Dunn, Kearns, 4.9m 26 (130) Baltimore Orioles 1,027,351 19,757 Roberts & Mora, 4.9m 27 (144) Oakland Athletics 896,245 17,236 E Chavez, 7m 28 (153) Florida Marlins 810,060 15,578 Johnson & Ramirez, 3.4m 29 (160) San Diego Padres 585,091 11,252 B Giles, 5.5m 30 (165) Pittsburgh Pirates 482,002 9,269 P Maholm, 1.5m No3 league by average pay AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L PCT New York Yankees 103 59.636 Boston Red Sox 95 67.586 Tampa Bay Rays 84 78.519 Toronto Blue Jays 75 87.463 Baltimore Orioles 64 98.395 Central W L PCT Minnesota Twins 87 76.533 Detroit Tigers 86 77.528 Chicago White Sox 79 83.488 Cleveland Indians 65 97.401 Kansas City Royals 65 97.401 West W L PCT LA Angels 97 65.599 Texas Rangers 87 75.537 Seattle Mariners 85 77.525 Oakland Athletics 75 87.463 POSTSEASON Division Series NY Yankees 3 Minnesota 0 LA Angels 3 Boston RS 0 LA Dodgers 3 St Louis 0 Phil. Phillies 3 Colorado 1 League Championship Series NY Yankees 4 LA Angels 2 LA Dodgers 1 Phil. Phillies 4 World Series NY Yankees 4 Phil. Phillies 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L PCT Philadelphia Phillies 93 69.574 Florida Marlins 87 75.537 Atlanta Braves 86 76.531 New York Mets 70 92.432 Washington Nationals 59 103.364 Central W L PCT St. Louis Cardinals 91 71.562 Chicago Cubs 83 78.516 Milwaukee Brewers 80 82.494 Cincinnati Reds 78 84.481 Houston Astros 74 88.457 Pittsburgh Pirates 62 99.385 West W L PCT LA Dodgers 95 67.586 Colorado Rockies 92 70.568 San Fran. Giants 88 74.543 San Diego Padres 75 87.463 Arizona Diamondbacks 70 92.432 21 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 22

Major League Baseball (MLB) 2009 Season Performance indicators within the MLB: NINE of the top TEN payers (of 30) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Those nine included all four of the best-performing teams over the season as a whole: the World Series winners (Yankees), and runners-up (Phillies), plus both Championship Series runners-up (Dodgers and Angels). NINE of the bottom TEN payers (of 30) finished with negative win-loss records in the regular season. None of the bottom 10 reached the post-season. Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 30th = shortest). In the eight-team play-offs, the World Series winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, then two teams ranked No3, and four ranked No5. Teams ranked 9-30 on WL records. Pay Performance New York Yankees Chicago Cubs Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers St. Louis Cardinals LA Dodgers LA Angels Philadelphia Phillies NY Mets Atlanta Braves Houston Astros Chicago White Sox Seattle Mariners Milwaukee Brewers Colorado Rockies S Francisco Giants Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals Texas Rangers Tampa Bay Rays Arizona D backs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Toronto Blue Jays Washington N ls Baltimore Orioles Oakland Athletics Florida Marlins San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Wage Distribution There is a correlation between pay and success, but there are some under-achievers, notably the Mets, No9 payers but 25th on WL record (a -16 performance), and the Cubs, No2 payers but 16th on WL record (a - 14 performance). The over-achievers were the Marlins, No28 payers but 11th on WL record, while the Timberwolves and Rockies can take credit for reaching the post-season while being No17 and No15 payers respectively. 23 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 24

English Premier League (EPL) 2007-08 Season Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team (overall) pay per year pay per week 1 (4) Chelsea 3,585,185 68,946 2 (14) Man Utd 2,902,560 55,818 3 (31) Arsenal 2,615,052 50,289 4 (33) Liverpool 2,530,400 48,662 5 (49) Newcastle 2,133,333 41,026 6 (62) Aston Villa 1,781,818 34,266 7 (66) West Ham 1,657,143 31,868 8 (78) Portsmouth 1,400,000 26,923 9 (81) Everton 1,366,087 26,271 10 (86) Man City 1,356,657 26,090 11 (98) Blackburn 1,267,018 24,366 12 (99) Tottenham 1,264,853 24,324 13 (131) Wigan 1,014,642 19,512 14 (143) Reading 897,173 17,253 15 (149) Bolton 856,037 16,462 16 (150) Fulham 853,174 16,407 17 (151) Sunderland 851,613 16,377 18 (155) Middlesbro 767,627 14,762 19 (157) Birmingham 684,457 13,163 20 (163) Derby 510,489 9,817 Final Position Team P W D L F A GD Points 1 Man Utd 38 27 6 5 80 22 58 87 2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 65 26 39 85 3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 74 31 43 83 4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 67 28 39 76 5 Everton 38 19 8 11 55 33 22 65 6 A Villa 38 16 12 10 71 51 20 60 7 Blackburn 38 15 13 10 50 48 2 58 8 Portsmouth 38 16 9 13 48 40 8 57 9 Man City 38 15 10 13 45 53-8 55 10 West Ham 38 13 10 15 42 50-8 49 11 Spurs 38 11 13 14 66 61 5 46 12 Newcastle 38 11 10 17 45 65-20 43 13 Middlesbro 38 10 12 16 43 53-10 42 14 Wigan 38 10 10 18 34 51-17 40 15 Sunderland 38 11 6 21 36 59-23 39 16 Bolton 38 9 10 19 36 54-18 37 17 Fulham 38 8 12 18 38 60-22 36 18 Reading 38 10 6 22 41 66-25 36 19 Birmingham 38 8 11 19 46 62-16 35 20 Derby 38 1 8 29 20 89-69 11 No4 league by average pay 25 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 26

English Premier League (EPL) Performance indicators within the EPL: FIVE of the top SEVEN payers (of 20) finished inside the top seven. SIX of the bottom SEVEN payers (of 20) finished inside the bottom seven. 2007-08 Season Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 20th = shortest). Pay Performance Chelsea Man Utd Arsenal Liverpool Newcastle A Villa West Ham Portsmouth Everton Man City Blackburn Tottenham Wigan Reading Bolton Fulham Sunderland Middlesbro Birmingham Derby EPL Wage Distribution There is a clear correlation between pay and success, making it evident which clubs buck the trend. The over-achievers were led by Middlesbrough (with manager Gareth Southgate), who were No18 payers but finished 13th (+5 performance), then Everton (David Moyes), the No9 payers, who finished 5th (+4 performance) and Blackburn Rovers (Mark Hughes), the No11 payers, who finished 7th (+4 performance). The under-achievers were led by Newcastle United (manager Sam Allardyce, then Kevin Keegan), the No5 payers, who finished 12th (-7), and Reading (Steve Coppell), the No14 payers, who finished 18th (-4). Coppell s squad size (smaller than Bolton and Fulham, for example) increased the average pay per member. 27 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 28

National Hockey League (NHL) Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (59) New York Rangers 1,827,426 35,143 S Gomez, 4.6m 2 (69) Philadelphia Flyers 1,596,718 30,706 D Briere, 4.6m 3 (70) Calgary Flames 1,593,655 30,647 M Kiprusoff, 4.9m 4 (72) Detroit Red Wings 1,489,187 28,638 N Lidstrom, 4.3m 5 (75) Ottawa Senators 1,446,851 27,824 D Heatley, 5.8m 6 (76) New Jersey Devils 1,405,604 27,031 P Elias, 3.5m 7 (82) Edmonton Oilers 1,365,527 26,260 L Visnovsky, 4.1m 8 (85) Washington Capitals 1,359,802 26,150 A Ovechkin, 5.2m 9 (87) Vancouver Canucks 1,342,206 25,812 R Luongo, 4.1m 10 (92) Montreal Canadiens 1,316,115 25,310 A Markov, 3.3m 11(94) Carolina Hurricanes 1,295,778 24,919 E Staal, 2.9m 12 (95) Minnesota Wild 1,279,432 24,604 M Gaborik, 4.4m 13 (100) Pittsburgh Pengiuns 1,264,314 24,314 S Crosby, 5.2m 14 (101) Chicago Blackhawks 1,247,666 23,994 B Campbell, 4.1m 15 (102) Boston Bruins 1,247,337 23,987 Z Chara, 4.4m 16 (103) San Jose Sharks 1,246,937 23,980 J Thornton, 4.2m 17 (104) Florida Panthers 1,243,888 23,921 B McCabe, 3.6m 18 (110) Colorado Avalanche 1,206,854 23,209 R Smyth, 4.2m 19 (111) Anaheim Ducks 1,206,264 23,197 S Niedermayer, 3.9m 20 (112) Dallas Stars 1,196,738 23,014 B Richards, 4.5m 21 (114) Toronto Maple Leafs 1,181,987 22,731 P Kubina, 2.9m 22 (117) Buffalo Sabres 1,166,820 22,439 T Vanek, 4.6m 23 (118) Nashville Predators 1,165,870 22,421 D Legwand, 3.2m 24 (123) St Louis Blues 1,100,865 21,170 P Kariya, 3.5m 25 (125) Columbus B Jackets 1,085,899 20,883 R Nash, 3.8m 26 (127) Tampa B Lightning 1,052,901 20,248 V Lecavalier, 4.2m 27 (139) Atlanta Thrashers 947,748 18,226 I Kovalchuk, 4.4m 28 (147) LA Kings 874,056 16,809 J Stoll, 2.4m 29 (148) Phoenix Coyotes 873,623 16,800 E Jovanovski, 3.8m 30 (154) NY Islanders 772,989 14,865 R DiPietro, 2.6m No5 league by average pay Season 2008-09 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division P W L OTL GF GA Points New Jersey Devils 82 51 27 4 244 209 106 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 45 28 9 264 239 99 Philadelphia Flyers 82 44 27 11 264 238 99 New York Rangers 82 43 30 9 210 218 95 New York Islanders 82 26 47 9 201 279 61 Northeast Division P W L OTL GF GA Points Boston Bruins 82 53 19 10 274 196 116 Montreal Canadiens 82 41 30 11 249 247 93 Buffalo Sabres 82 41 32 9 250 234 91 Ottawa Senators 82 36 35 11 217 237 83 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 34 35 13 250 293 81 Southeast Division P W L OTL GF GA Points Washington Capitals 82 50 24 8 272 245 108 Carolina Hurricanes 82 45 30 7 239 226 97 Florida Panthers 82 41 30 11 234 231 93 Atlanta Thrashers 82 35 41 6 257 280 76 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 24 40 18 210 279 66 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division P W L OTL GF GA Points Detroit Red Wings 82 51 21 10 295 244 112 Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 24 12 264 216 104 St. Louis Blues 82 41 31 10 233 233 92 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 41 31 10 226 230 92 Nashville Predators 82 40 34 8 213 233 88 Northwest Division P W L OTL GF GA Points Vancouver Canucks 82 45 27 10 246 220 100 Calgary Flames 82 46 30 6 254 248 98 Minnesota Wild 82 40 33 9 219 200 89 Edmonton Oilers 82 38 35 9 234 248 85 Colorado Avalanche 82 32 45 5 199 257 69 Pacific Division P W L OTL GF GA Points San Jose Sharks 82 53 18 11 257 204 117 Anaheim Ducks 82 42 33 7 245 238 91 Dallas Stars 82 36 35 11 230 257 83 Phoenix Coyotes 82 36 39 7 208 252 79 Los Angeles Kings 82 34 37 11 207 234 79 PLAY-OFFS Conference QFs: Boston 4 Montreal 0; Washington 4 NY Rangers 3; NJ Devils 3 Carolina 4; Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 2; San Jose 2 Anaheim Ducks 4; Detroit 4 Columbus 0; Vancouver 4 St Louis 0; Chicago 4 Calgary 2 Conference SFs: Boston 3 Carolina 4; Washington 3 Pittsburgh 4; Detroit 4 Anaheim Ducks 3; Vancouver 2 Chicago 4 Conference finals: Eastern: Carolina 0 Pittsburgh 4. Western: Detroit 4 Chicago 1 Stanley Cup final: Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Detroit Red Wings 3 29 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 30

National Hockey League (NHL) Performance indicators within the NHL: SEVEN of the top TEN payers (of 30) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Eight of the top 10 payers reached the 16-team play-offs. TEN of the bottom TEN payers (of 30) finished with negative or equal win-loss records in the regular season. Two of those teams reached the play-offs despite that, but lost in the round of 16, aka the Conference quarter-finals Season 2008-09 Performance indicators within the NHL: SEVEN of the top TEN payers (of 30) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Eight of the top 10 payers reached the 16-team play-offs. TEN of the bottom TEN payers (of 30) finished with negative or equal win-loss records in the regular season. Two of those teams reached the play-offs despite that, but lost in the round of 16, aka the Conference quarter-finals Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 30th = shortest). In the 16-team play-offs, the Stanley Cup winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, then two teams ranked No3, four ranked No5, and eight ranked No9. Teams ranked 17-30 on points won in the regular season. Pay Performance NHL Wage Distribution New York rangers Philadelphia Flyers Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils Edmonton Oilers Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Boston Bruins San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Thrashers LA Kings Phoenix Coyotes New York Islanders There is a clear relationship between pay and performance particularly in the regular season win-loss records, making it evident that the biggest under-achievers were the Ottawa Senators and the Edmonton Oilers, both top-10 payers who failed to make the play-offs. The over-achievers were the St Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets, for reaching the play-offs. The play-off system itself allows for significant movement in overall finishing order. 31 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 32

National Football League (NFL) Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (65) Dallas Cowboys 1,685,000 32,404 F Adams, 8.5m 2 (71) Oakland Raiders 1,549,292 29,794 J Russell, 10.3m 3 (79) Minnesota Vikings 1,378,745 26,514 J Allen, 12.9m 4 (80) Tennessee Titans 1,372,690 26,398 M Roos, 8.2m 5 (84) New Orleans Saints 1,359,905 26,152 W Smith, 7.9m 6 (88) Cleveland Browns 1,341,149 25,791 J Thomas, 5.4m 7 (89) Chicago Bears 1,331,639 25,608 T Harris, 7.3m 8 (90) Arizona Cardinals 1,330,128 25,579 L Fitzgerald, 10.4m 9 (96) S Francisco 49ers 1,271,007 24,442 J Smith, 7.5m 10 (97) Pittsburgh Steelers 1,267,374 24,373 B Roethlisberger, 16.9m 11 (105) New York Jets 1,229,572 23,646 Pace & Favre, 7.3m 12 (107) Carolina Panthers 1,221,250 23,486 T Wharton, 7.8m 13 (108) San Diego Chargers 1,217,967 23,422 L Castillo, 6.8m 14 (109) Buffalo Bills 1,213,204 23,331 L Evans,, 7.3m 15 (113) St. Louis Rams 1,186,223 22,812 S Jackson, 7.3m 16 (115) Wash ton Redskins 1,177,549 22,645 C Cooley, 7.1m 17 (116) Philadelphia Eagles 1,172,456 22,547 A Samuel, 8.6m 18 (119) Miami Dolphins 1,165,605 22,415 J Smiley, 6.1m 19 (120) Jacksonville Jaguars 1,145,948 22,037 D Garrard, 5.9m 20 (121) New York Giants 1,139,482 21,913 C Snee, 9.1m 21 (124) Tampa Bay Bucs 1,097,257 21,101 J Faine, 8m 22 (126) Cincinnati Bengals 1,079,581 20,761 A Odom, 7.8m 23 (128) Houston Texans 1,050,027 20,193 A Johnson, 6.8m 24 (132) Denver Broncos 988,404 19,008 D Bly, 6.3m 25 (133) Indianapolis Colts 982,036 18,885 D Clark, 7.1m 26 (134) Seattle Seahawks 981,583 18,877 M Trufant, 4.9m 27 (135) Atlanta Falcons 979,981 18,846 M Turner, 9.8m 28 (136) Green Bay Packers 972,054 18,693 K Gbaja-Biamila, 4.4m 29 (138) Detroit Lions 958,271 18,428 C Johnson, 3.8m 30 (140) New Eng. Patriots 912,384 17,546 R Moss, 8.5m 31 (141) Kansas City Chiefs 910,902 17,517 B Albert, 5.8m 32 (142) Baltimore Ravens 907,140 17,445 T Suggs, 5.2m No6 league by average pay Season 2008-09 AFC East W L T PCT NFC East W L T PCT Miami Dolphins 11 5 0.688 NY Giants 12 4 0.750 N E Patriots 11 5 0.688 Philadelphia E 9 6 1.594 New York Jets 9 7 0.563 Dallas C 9 7 0.563 Buffalo Bills 7 9 0.438 Washington R 8 8 0.500 AFC North W L T PCT NFC North W L T PCT Pittsburgh S 12 4 0.750 Minnesota V 10 6 0.625 Baltimore R 11 5 0.688 Chicago B 9 7 0.563 Cincinnati B 4 11 1.281 Green Bay P 6 10 0.375 Cleveland B 4 12 0.250 Detroit L 0 16 0.000 AFC South W L T PCT NFC South W L T PCT Tennessee T 13 3 0.813 Carolina P 12 4 0.750 Indianapolis C 12 4 0.750 Atlanta F 11 5 0.688 Houston T 8 8 0.500 Tampa Bay B 9 7 0.563 Jacksonville J 5 11 0.313 New Orleans S 8 8 0.500 AFC West W L T PCT NFC West W L T PCT San Diego C 8 8 0.500 Arizona C 9 7 0.563 Denver B 8 8 0.500 San Franciso 7 9 0.438 Oakland R 5 11 0.313 Seattle S 4 12 0.250 Kansas City C 2 14 0.125 St Louis Rams 2 14 0.125 Wild card play-offs: Baltimore 27 Miami 9; Indianapolis 17 San Diego 23; Philadelphia 26 Minnesota 14; Atlanta 24 Arizona 30 Divisional play-offs: Baltimore 13 Tennessee 10; San Diego 24 Pittsburgh 35; Philadelphia 23 NY Giants 11; Arizona 33 Carolina 13 AFC Championship: Baltimore 14 Pittsburgh 23 NFC Championship: Philadelphia 25 Arizona 32 Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh 27 Arizona 23 33 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 34

National Football League (NFL) Season 2008-09 Performance indicators within the NFL: FIVE of the top TEN payers (of 32) finished with positive win-loss records in the regular season. Those five included the Super Bowl winners (Steelers) and runners-up (Cardinals) although six of the top 10 payers failed to make the post-season. FOUR of the bottom TEN payers (of 32) finished with negative win-loss records in the regular season; another two had 8-8 records. Three of the bottom 10 played post-season, including the Ravens, the No32 payers who reached the AFC Championship game, aka the NFL semi-finals. Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 32nd = shortest). In the 12-team play-offs, the Super Bowl winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, then two teams ranked No3, four ranked No5 (divisional round) and four ranked No9 (wild card round). Teams ranked 13-32 on WL records. Pay Performance Dallas Cowboys Oakland Raiders Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans New Orleans Saints Cleveland Browns Chicago Bears Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers New York Jets Carolina Panthers San Diego Chargers Buffalo Bills St. Louis Rams Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles Miami Dolphins Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants Tampa Bay Bucs Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts Seattle Seahawks Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs Baltimore Ravens NFL Wage Distribution There appears to be a weaker relationship between pay and performance in the NFL than in any other league in our study. The most notable over-achievers were the Ravens, as noted (+29 performance differential between pay and performance ranking), but the Falcons (+18), Patriots (+17), Colts (+16) and Giants (+15) were all double-digit movers, as in the other direction were the Raiders, No2 payers finishing 26th (-24 performance), the Browns (-22), the Rams (-16), the Saints (-15), the Cowboys (-14) and the 49ers (-14). Our simplistic view? This is the chaos of relative fairness, in part due to the lowest ratio between best payers and worst of 1.86 to 1. 35 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 36

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Season 2009 Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (137) Yomiuri Giants 963,719 18,533 SY Lee, 4m 2 (156) Hanshin Tigers 762,082 14,655 T Kanemoto, 3.7m 3 (158 ) Fukuoka SB Hawks 678,156 13,041 N Matsunaka, 3.4m 4 (159) Chunichi Dragons 607,912 11,691 H Iwase, 2.9m 5 (161) Chiba Lotte Marines 554,626 10,666 N Shimizu, 1.6m 6 (162) Saitama S Lions 513,339 9,872 K Ishii, 1.9m 7 (164) Hokk. NH Fighters 490,685 9,436 Y Darvish, 1.8m 8 (166) Orix Buffaloes 475,114 9,137 T Rhodes, 2.2m 9 (167) Yokohama BS 455,237 8,755 D Miura, 2m 10 (169) Tokyo Y Swallows 442,847 8,516 N Aoki, 1.8m 11 (170) Tohoku RG Eagles 430,143 8,272 H Iwakuma, 2m 12 (174) Hiroshima TC 332,220 6,389 K Nagakawa, 1.1m Central League G W L T PCT Yomiuri Giants 144 89 46 9.659 Chunichi Dragons 144 81 62 1.556 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 144 71 72 1.497 Hanshin Tigers 144 67 73 4.479 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 144 65 75 4.464 Yokohama BayStars 144 51 93 0.354 Pacific League G W L T PCT Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 144 82 60 2.577 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 144 77 66 1.538 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 144 74 65 5.532 Saitama Seibu Lions 144 70 70 4.500 Chiba Lotte Marines 144 62 77 5.446 Orix Buffaloes 144 86 86 2.394 No7 league by average pay Central League 1st stage: Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Central League 2nd stage: Yomiuri Giants 4 Chunichi Dragons 1 Pacific League 1st stage: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 0 Pacific League 2nd stage: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1 JAPAN SERIES Yomiuri Giants 4 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2 37 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 38

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Performance indicators within the NPB: THREE of the top FOUR payers (of 12) finished the regular season with positive win-loss records, and one of those, the Yomiuri Giants, the No1 payers, won the Japan Series. Season 2009 Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 8th = shortest). THREE of the bottom FOUR payers (of eight) finished the regular season with negative win-loss records, and the one with a positive record, the Eagles, reached what is effectively the seasonal semi-finals. Pay Performance NPB Wage Distribution Yomiuri Giants Hanshin Tigers Fukuoka SB Hawks Chunichi Dragons Chiba Lotte Marine Saitama Seibu Lions Hokk. NH Fighters Orix Buffaloes Yokohama Bay Stars Tokyo Yak Swall s Tohoku R G Eagles Hiroshima T Carp There is a relationship between pay and performance although with the small number of teams and the fact that half of them make the post-season, firm conclusions are tricky. What is clear is that the Tigers, No2 payers, were the major under-achievers by finishing 8th on WL record, while the Nippon Ham Fighters from Hokkaido, the No7 payers, were the major over-achievers by finishing as the Japan Series runners-up. 39 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 40

Serie A Season 2007-08 Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (56) Milan 2,022,535 38,895 Kaka, 4.2m 2 (58) Internazionale 1,904,225 36,620 P Vieira, 3.5m 3 (83) Juventus 1,364,789 26,246 G Buffon, 3.5m 4 (145) Roma 896,197 17,235 F Totti, 3.8m 5 (168) Palermo 448,143 8,618 A Barzagli, 704k 6 (171) Fiorentina 394,366 7,584 S Frey, 1.1m 7 (172) Napoli 350,646 6,743 M Zalayeta, 563k 8 (173) Sampdoria 349,296 6,717 A Cassano, 845k 9 (175) Torino 323,577 6,223 A Recoba, 1.1m 10 (176) Genoa 283,099 5,444 M Di Vaio, 880k 11 (177) Livorno 273,803 5,265 M Amelia, 704k 12 (178) Parma 272,676 5,244 B Corradi, 1.1m 13 (179) Lazio 259,155 4,984 R Baronio, 528k 14 (180) Catania 247,324 4,756 L Stovini, 458k 15 (181) Siena 237,042 4,559 T Locatelli, 493k 16 (184) Udinese 201,408 3,873 A Di Natale, 458k 17 (185) Atalanta 191,268 3,678 S Inzaghi, 704k 18 (186) Reggina 186,773 3,592 N Amoruso, 563k 19 (188) Cagliari 140,000 2,692 D Conti, 246k 20 (189) Empoli 130,986 2,519 L Saudati, 317k Final Position Team P W D L F A GD Points 1 Internazionale 38 25 10 3 69 26 43 85 2 Roma 38 24 10 4 72 37 35 82 3 Juventus 38 20 12 6 72 37 35 72 4 Fiorentina 38 19 9 10 55 39 16 66 5 Milan 38 18 10 10 66 38 28 64 6 Sampdoria 38 17 9 12 56 46 10 60 7 Udinese 38 16 9 13 48 53-5 57 8 Napoli 38 14 8 16 50 53-3 50 9 Atalanta 38 12 12 14 52 56-4 48 10 Genoa 38 13 9 16 44 52-8 48 11 Palermo 38 12 11 15 47 57-10 47 12 Lazio 38 11 13 14 47 51-4 46 13 Siena 38 9 17 12 40 45-5 44 14 Cagliari 38 11 9 18 40 56-16 42 15 Torino 38 8 16 14 36 49-13 40 16 Reggina 38 9 13 16 37 56-19 40 17 Catania 38 8 13 17 33 45-12 37 18 Empoli 38 9 9 20 29 52-23 36 19 Parma 38 7 13 18 42 62-20 34 20 Livorno 38 6 12 20 35 60-25 30 No8 league by average pay 41 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 42

Serie A Performance indicators within Serie A: FIVE of the top SEVEN payers (of 20) finished in the top seven. FOUR of the bottom SEVEN payers (of 20) finished in the bottom seven. Season 2007-08 Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 20th = shortest). Pay Performance Serie A Wage Distribution Milan Internazionale Juventus Roma Palermo Fiorentina Napoli Sampdoria Torino Genoa Livorno Parma Lazio Catania Siena Udinese Atalanta Reggina Cagliari Empoli There is a clear relationship between pay and performance with the top four payers all finishing inside the top five, and the No6 payer filling the other place in that leading quintet. The wage distribution graph on the previous page provides stark illustration of the fact that Milan, Internazionale, Juventus and Roma are currently operating in another sphere from the rest, the two Milan clubs especially. Over-achievers were Udinese and Atalanta, while Torino, Livorno and Parma were under-achievers, the last two paying with relegation. 43 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 44

Scottish Premier League (SPL) Season 2007-08 Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team (overall) pay per year pay per week 1 (146) Rangers 890,270 17,121 2 (152) Celtic 848,082 16,309 3 (182) Hearts 233,038 4,482 4 (187) Aberdeen 148,275 2,851 5 (192) Hibernian 107,123 2,060 6 (194) Motherwell 88,459 1,701 7 (195) Kilmarnock 82,338 1,583 8 (197) Dundee United 77,887 1,498 9 (201) Falkirk 65,750 1,264 10 (206) St Mirren 55,050 1,059 11 (210) Inverness 39,954 768 12 (211) Gretna 28,378 546 Final Position Team P W D L F A GD Points 1 Celtic 38 28 5 5 84 26 58 89 2 Rangers 38 27 5 6 84 33 51 86 3 Motherwell 38 18 6 14 50 46 4 60 4 Aberdeen 38 15 8 15 50 58-8 53 5 Dundee Utd 38 14 10 14 53 47 6 52 6 Hibernian 38 14 10 14 49 45 4 52 7 Falkirk 38 13 10 15 45 49-4 49 8 Hearts 38 13 9 16 47 55-8 48 9 Inverness 38 13 4 21 51 62-11 43 10 St Mirren 38 10 11 17 26 54-28 41 11 Kilmarnock 38 10 10 18 39 52-13 40 12 Gretna 38 5 8 25 32 83-51 13 No9 league by average pay 45 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 46

Scottish Premier League (SPL) Performance indicators within the SPL: THREE of the top FOUR payers (of 12) finished inside the top four. THREE of the bottom FOUR payers (of 12) finished inside the bottom four. Season 2007-08 Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 12th = shortest). Pay Performance SPL Wage Distribution Rangers Celtic Hearts Aberdeen Hibernian Motherwell Kilmarnock Dundee Utd Falkirk St Mirren Inverness Gretna The SPL wage distribution graph on page 37 tells the story of modern SPL football, for all the supposed financial problems of the Old Firm clubs - Celtic and Rangers - in recent years. That pair are the only show in town, in serious pay terms, and should be the only show in town in the top two, which normally they are. The under-achievers of this season were Hearts, No3 payers but finishing 8th, while Kilmarnock, No7 payers who finished 11th were saved from further ignominy by minnows Gretna (No12 payers, 12th), subsequently bankrupt and now extinct. Dundee United were the over-achievers being No9 payers and finishing 6th. 47 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 48

Major League Soccer (MLS) Season 2009 Rank Team Ave 1st-team Ave 1st-team Highest paid (overall) pay per year pay per week player, per year 1 (183) LA Galaxy 220,639 4,243 D Beckham, 4m 2 (190) Chicago Fire 130,495 2,510 C Blanco, 1.8m 3 (191) Toronto FC 115,128 2,214 J de Guzman, 583k 4 (193) NY Red Bulls 90,212 1,735 JP Angel, 1.1m 5 (196) Seattle Sounders 79,938 1,537 F Ljungberg, 802k 6 (198) Columbus Crew 70,847 1,362 GB Schelotto, 473k 7 (199) DC United 68,967 1,326 L Emilio, 463k 8 (200) N E Revolution 67,783 1,304 S Joseph, 275k 9 (202) FC Dallas 63,272 1,217 D Ferreira, 183k 10 (203) Houston Dynamo 61,332 1,179 R Clark, 151k 11 (204) Colorado Rapids 59,295 1,140 P Mastroeni, 183k 12 (205) San J Earthquakes 56,125 1,079 D Huckerby, 235k 13 (207) Real Salt Lake 53,681 1,032 J Morales, 122k 14 (208) Kansas City Wiz 52,707 1,014 D Arnaud, 140k 15 (209) Chivas USA 49,810 958 S Kljestan, 124k Final Position Team P W D L F A GD Points 1 Columbus Crew 30 13 10 7 41 31 10 49 2 LA Galaxy 30 12 12 6 36 31 5 48 3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 9 8 39 29 10 48 4 Seattle Sounders 30 12 11 7 38 29 9 47 5 Chicago Fire 30 11 12 7 39 34 5 45 6 Chivas USA 30 13 6 11 34 31 3 45 7 N E Revolution 30 11 9 10 33 37-4 42 8 Real Salt Lake 30 11 7 12 43 35 8 40 9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 4 40 10 DC United 30 9 13 8 43 44-1 40 11 FC Dallas 30 11 6 13 50 47 4 39 12 Toronto 30 10 9 11 37 46-9 39 13 Kansas City Wiz. 30 8 9 13 33 42-9 33 14 San Jose Earthq. 30 7 9 14 36 50-14 30 15 NY Red Bulls 30 5 6 19 27 47-20 21 No10 league by average pay Conference semi-finals (aggregate scores over two legs): Columbus Crew 2 Real Salt Lake 4; N E Revolution 2 Chicago Fire 3; LA Galaxy 3 Chivas USA 2; Seattle Sounders 0 Houston Dynamo 1 Conference finals: Real Salt Lake beat Chicago Fire 5-4 on pens, aet, 0-0 after 90 mins; LA Galaxy 2 Houston Dynamo 0, aet MLS Cup 2009: Real Salt Lake 1 LA Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lake won 5-4 on penalties 49 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 50

Major League Soccer (MLS) Performance indicators within the MLS: THREE of the top FIVE payers (of 15) finished in the top five places, while the other two finished last of 15 (NY Red Bulls) and 12th (Toronto). TWO of the bottom FIVE payers (of 15) finished in the bottom five, while the other three bucked their pay scale to finish higher, and Real Salt Lake, the No13 payers, finished as the MLS Cup winners. Season 2009 Pay versus performance: In the graph below, each team is ranked according to pay (in blue, from most to least, left to right) and performance (in green, by finishing position, 1st = tallest, 15th = shortest). Uniquely among the football leagues in our report, the MLS has post-season play. In the eight-team play-offs, the MLS Cup winners are ranked No1, the runners-up No2, the two beaten Conference finalists No3, and the four beaten Conference semi-finalists No5. Teams ranked 9-15 on regular season records. Pay Performance MLS Wage Distribution LA Galaxy Chicago Fire Toronto FC NY Red Bulls Seattle Sounders Columbus Crew DC United N E Revolution FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Colorado Rapids San Jose Earthquakes Real Salt Lake Kansas City Wiz Chivas USA There is some relationship between pay and performance, but two main under-achievers in NY Red Bulls, No4 payers (-11 performance in last place of 15), and Toronto, No3 payers (-9) and two overachievers in Real Salt Lake, No13 payers (who won) and Chivas USA, No15 payers who finished 5th. 51 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL SPORTS SALARIES 2010 52