Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Where Manchester City Wages would Rank in Comparison to North American Sports League

MLB (Baseball) 
2005-2006 - $US 53.9M - 27th in Wages - $US 56M - Cleveland Indians
2006-2007 - $US 57.2M - 27th in Wages - $US 58.4M - Colorado Rockies
2007-2008 - $US 85.1M - 14th in Wages - $US 88.9M - Houston Astros
2008-2009 - $US 129.7M - 4th in Wages - $US 121.7M - Boston Red Sox
2009-2010 - $US 208.1M - 1st in Wages - $US 206.3M - New York Yankees
2010-2011 - $US 273.2M - 1st in Wages - $US 202.7M - New York Yankees


NBA (Basketball) - Under Salary Cap Structure
2005-2006 - $US 53.9M - 24th in Wages - $US 53.6M - Phoenix Suns 
2006-2007 - $US 57.2M - 24th in Wages - $US 58.8M - Detroit Pistons 
2007-2008 - $US 85.1M - 3rd in Wages - $US 82.6M - Denver Nuggets
2008-2009 - $US 129.7M - 1st in Wages - $US 96.6M - New York Knicks 
2009-2010 - $US 208.1M - 1st in Wages - $US 91.4M - Los Angeles Lakers
2010-2011 - $US 273.2M - 1st in Wages - $US 90.4M - Los Angeles Lakers


NFL (American Football) - Under Salary Cap Structure
2005-2006 - $US 53.9M - Lowest in Wages - $US 62.8M - Tennessee Titans
2006-2007 - $US 57.2M - Lowest in Wages - $US 71.8M - Oakland Raiders
2007-2008 - $US 85.1M - 31st in Wages - $US 83.8M - Atlanta Falcons
2008-2009 - $US 129.7M - 6th in Wages - $US 128.8M - Pittsburgh Steelers
2009-2010 - $US 208.1M - 1st in Wages - $US 138.4M - New York Giants
2010-2011 - $US 273.2M - 1st in Wages - $US 123.5M - Minnesota Vikings 


NHL (Ice Hockey) - Under Salary Cap Structure
2005-2006 - $US 53.9M - 1st in Wages - $US 47.1M - New Jersey Devils
2006-2007 - $US 57.2M - 1st in Wages - $US 49.6M - New Jersey Devils
2007-2008 - $US 85.1M - 1st in Wages - $US 61.2M - Colorado Avalanche
2008-2009 - $US 129.7M - 1st in Wages - $US 66.1M - New York Rangers
2009-2010 - $US 208.1M - 1st in Wages - $US 63.9M - New York Rangers
2010-2011 - $US 273.2M - 1st in Wages - $US 71.0M - Vancouver Canucks
*Manchester City wages is currently greater than the top four clubs in the NHL combined


Source: US Today Sports and for NBA also used http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/misc/salaries11.txt

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