Players in the English Premier League earn an average of £2.9m a year making them the best paid footballers in the world

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Premier League, England £2.9m

La Liga, Spain £2.2

Serie A, Italy £1.5

Bundesliga, Germany £1.4

Ligue 1, France £0.9

Super League, China £0.8

Premier League, Russia £0.7

Süper Lig, Turkey £0.6

Brasileiro, Brazil £0.5

MLS, Canada £0.4

Pro League, Saudi Arabia £0.3

Premiership, Scotland £0.2