Editor's Note: The currency conversion figures in a previous version of this story were inaccurate. We have since made adjustments to reflect ESPN The Magazine's published report, in dollars only.

Football clubs dominate the list of the biggest salaries paid to athletes across the whole of sport, according to a survey of wages conducted by Sporting Intelligence and ESPN The Magazine.

Eight out of the top 10 best paid clubs are from football, with only Major League Baseball franchises Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees close to the same numbers.

Big-spending French side Paris Saint-Germain are top for the first time with an average wage of $9.08 million per year and $174,692 per week. They also have the second-highest wage bill for the entire team at just over $227.09m, behind only the Dodgers on $272.70m, who also splashed $8.02m per year and $154,292 per week.