For some time now, there have been talks about a salary cap in the English Premier League. Something, most of the clubs and players are arguing against. The last couple of weeks, Great Dane Football Blog, have been putting focus on the wages in the league, to find out if money wins trophies. Today, we have reached the final part.

The wages in the English Premier League are getting higher and higher, and Chelsea and Manchester City are often blamed for ruining football by spending much more than other clubs. The two clubs are in the top 5 of the richest clubs in England, but who are the others? Watch the clip below to get the answer.


According to Forbes’ list, the five clubs are all in the top 10 of richest clubs in the world. Spanish Real Madrid is positioned first with a value of 3.3 billion dollars, just ahead of Manchester United, second with 3,165 billion dollars. Arsenal is placed fourth on the list while Chelsea is seventh, Manchester City ninth and Liverpool tenth.

With help from The Telegraphs graphic of the Premier League spending of wages and transfers from 2001-2012, and The Guardians datablog, Great Dane Football Blog have gone through and compared the clubs spending on wages. Manchester City was latest promoted to the Premier League in 2002, so we start with the 2002/03 season. Watch the clip below to see how the spending on wages has developed.


Now that, we have answered the question, let’s take a look on how the wages are spent in the Premier League. The salary data used in the clip below are from the website matchincome.com, and while the website does not state where they have their data from other than it is a reliable source, they seem to tally up with the data found on the Guardian and the Telegraph earlier. It is important to remember that the data used only shows the basic salary and does not include any bonuses. Watch the clip below to see which player have earned most per match, and which club that has gotten most out of their money. Please note, that the film only uses match data from the Premier League 2012/13.


What do you think about the things you have seen in this post? Does the Premier League need a salary cap, and do the players deserve the money they get? Comment below!

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