Which sports team pays the most on a annual basis to the average team player?  Even more interesting is that the most popular sport in the United States is missing from this Top 10 list.  The most popular European soccer teams have the most fans worldwide which provides the revenue for several of the teams on this Top 10 list.  An NFL team does not make the list until #70 with the Washington Redskins.

Top 10 Sports Teams with the highest annual average salary per player:

1.     Barcelona                            $7,910,737 (annual average salary per player)

2.     Real Madrid                         $7,356,632

3.     New York Yankees           $6,756,301

4.     Los Angeles Lakers            $6,540,690

5.     Orlando Magic                   $6,367,114

6.     Chelsea                                  $6,020,741

7.     Inter Milan                          $5,999,643

8.     Boston Red Sox                   $5,991,203

9.     Denver Nuggets                $5,990,174

10.  Manchester City                $5,863,585

Which of the teams most surprises you on this list compiled by Sporting Intelligence?

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Does having the best NBA team make you profitable?  Forbes recently released a summary of the financial standings of NBA teams and we compiled a list of the Top 10 most profitable teams.  As with all businesses the majority of the profitable NBA teams have the best owners, there are several exceptions. The 2011 NBA playoffs appear to be as good as any in the past decade as we prepare to watch some of the best NBA players of all time battle for the championship.

Here are the 10 most profitable NBA franchises:

1.     New York Knicks               Profit: $64 Million            Value: $655 Million

2.     Chicago Bulls                       Profit: $51.3 Million          Value: $511 Million

3.     Houston Rockets              Profit: $35.9 Million        Value: $443 Million

4.     Los Angeles Lakers            Profit: $33.4 Million          Value: $643 Million

5.     Detroit Pistons                  Profit: $31.8 Million        Value: $31.8 Million

6.     Toronto Raptors                Profit: $25.3 Million          Value: $399 Million

7.     Ok City Thunder                Profit: $22.6 Million        Value: $329 Million

8.     Phoenix Suns                      Profit: $20.4 Million          Value: $411 Million

9.     Golden State Warriors   Profit: $14.3 Million        Value: $363 Million

10.  L.A. Clippers                         Profit: $11 Million              Value: $305 Million

The LA Lakers have won the last two NBA championships and only rank fourth on this list.  Which team do think is the least profitable?  Stay tuned.

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Which athlete would you put at the top of this list of the most powerful athletes in media and business?  After a strange year, Tiger Woods has fallen from the top spot. The new Top 10 has many familiar faces and few that benefited from the Winter Olympics.  The Top 10 list according to BusinessWeek shows which athletes move the masses.  Check out the list:

1.     Peyton Manning

2.     Shawn White

3.     Tiger Woods

4.     Phil Mickelson

5.     Tom Brady

6.     Shaquille O’Neal

7.     Drew Brees

8.     Lance Armstrong

9.     Albert Pujols

10.  Apolo Anton Ohno

For more details – Check out  MSNBC – Where’s LeBron James? 

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Do you think TCU could have beaten Auburn in the BCS National Championship game?  Both ended the season undefeated as Auburn defeated Oregon.  We will never know due to the inflexible BCS.  The championship was exciting and was determined by the best college football teams.   But we will always wonder about TCU.  Here are the final USA Today Top 10 rankings of the 2010 season.

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Which NFL football player is the best of all time?  The experts at the NFL head office put together a group to rank the greatest NFL players of all time.  The biggest surprise is that the top player is not an NFL Quarterback or running back.  If you believe that Jerry Rice is the best NFL wide receiver of all time then you might be ok with this Top 10 list:

1.      Jerry Rice

2.      Jim Brown

3.       Lawrence Taylor

4.       Joe Montana

5.      Walter Payton

6.       John Unitas

7.      Reggie White

8.      Peyton Manning

9.      Don Hutson

10.  Dick Butkus

Which NFL player do you believe is the best of all time?

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Does your favorite NFL team rank in the Top 10 power rankings after 7 weeks?  Some of the most popular NFL teams are missing from this list as few spoilers continue to dominate the headlines.

What are your thoughts about this Top 10 NFL Power Ranking list?

1.  New York Jets (No.1 last week; 5-1)

2.  Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 2; 5-1)

3.  New England Patriots (No. 3; 5-1)

4.  Tennessee Titans (No. 8; 5-2)

5.  Indianapolis Colts (No. 5; 4-2)

6.  New York Giants (No. 9; 5-2)

7.  Baltimore Ravens (No. 4; 5-2)

8.  Atlanta Falcons (No. 10; 5-2)

9.  Houston Texans (No. 11; 4-2)

10.  Kansas City Chiefs (No. 12; 4-2)

Who do you think is missing from this Top 10 list?

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The funniest sports pictures typically put the players in compromising position – Why?  Who cares it is still funny.  Take a look at this site that has some of the best Funny Football Pics and have a laugh.  But the real question is….Which NFL football team has the best fans?  Vote at FasList’s Most Popular Football Teams – Who’s your team? Colts? Saints?

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