We often call footballers overpaid bunch of divas playing the game, they love the most. But when we talk about why the footballers are getting paid so much than we have to Consider the fact that it depends on the demand and supply in the european football industry. Its a multibillion industry which is growing at a very fast rate. Cristiano Ronaldo is by far the highest paid played in the world and he doubles his yearly income with many high profile endorsement deals. But how much the footballers have to pay the tax ? Well for that we have to look different league and we will take the example of £200,000-a-week salary in every league to see in which league what tax footballers are paying.

ENGLAND

INFORMATION	DETAILS
Top League	Premier League
Example Salary	£200,000-a-week
Tax Rate	45%
After tax Salary	£106,206-a-week
Average EPL Salary	£30,000-a-week

Players Like Wayne Rooney, Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, Robin Van Persie are getting paid in the access of £200,000-a-week salary which means their weekly earnings after tax comes down to half of the actual salary. Which means a footballer on the wages of around £200,000-a-week is annualy paying more than £6 million just in taxes.

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SPAIN

INFORMATION	DETAILS
Top League	Spanish Primera Liga
Example Salary	£200,000-a-week
Tax Rate	52%
After tax Salary	£96,000-a-week
Average La Liga Salary	£22,000-a-week

In Spain the top tax rate is 52% and that was the reason why Ronaldo wanted a new contract with Real Madrid last season, now he is on weekly salary of £288,000-after tax which means Real Madrid have to pay around £600,000-a-week to have Ronaldo in their squad.

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GERMANY

INFORMATION	DETAILS
Top League	Bundesliga
Example Salary	£200,000-a-week
Tax Rate	47.475%
After tax Salary	£105,050 a-week
Average Bundesliga Salary	£20,000 a-week

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ITALY

INFORMATION	DETAILS
Top League	Italian Serie A
Example Salary	£200,000-a-week
Tax Rate	46.29%
After tax Salary	£107,420-a-week
Average Serie A Salary	£17,000-a-week

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RUSSIA

INFORMATION	DETAILS
Top League	Russia Premier League
Example Salary	£200,000-a-week
Tax Rate	13%
After tax Salary	£174,000-a-week
Average RPL Salary	£10,000 a-week

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FRANCE

INFORMATION	DETAILS
Top League	French Ligue 1
Example Salary	£200,000-a-week
Tax Rate	45%
After tax Salary	£110,000-a-week
Average Ligue 1 Salary	£14,000 a-week

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