WFF 2016: "In China, the average annual salary of players is $1.4m (€1.27m)" (M. Goddard, FIFA TMS)

"We have around 13,500 total cross-border transfers per year in the international transfer market. And this generates $4.2bn (€3.8bn) in transfer fees. Since 2011, spending on international transfers increased by 44.2% worldwide, while the volume of transactions increased by only 3.5% on average each year," said Mark Goddard, general manager of...