According to Belgium magazine “Sport Foot Magazine” REAL MADRID player CRISTIANO RONALDO is the Highest Paid Football – Soccer Player in the World. Second placed is Manchester United player WAYNE ROONEY while this years FIFA Golden Ball winner LIONEL MESSI of FC Bareclona is in 3rd place
The full list of Top 50 players are below & the country code abbreviation is in Spanish:
1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/POR): 12 M€ / year
2- Wayne Rooney (Manchester United/ING): 11,5
3- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/ARG): 11
4- Yaya Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 10,8
5- Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milán/ITA): 10,5
6- Bastian Schweinsteiger(Bayern Múnich/ALE): 9,7
7- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan AC/SUE): 9
8- Kaká (Real Madrid/BRA): 9
9- John Terry (Chelsea/ING): 9
10- Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/TOG): 8,4
11- Franck Ribéry (Bayern Múnich/FRA): 8
12- Fernando Torres (Liverpool/ESP): 7,8
13- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool/ING): 7,6
14- Carlos Tevez (Manchester City/ARG): 7,6
15- Frank Lampard (Chelsea/ING): 7,57
16- Xavi (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7,5
17- Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7
18- Didier Drogba (Chelsea/CMA): 6,5
19- Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United/ING): 6,5
20- Andréa Pirlo (Milan AC/ITA): 6
21- David Villa (FC Barcelona/ESP): 6
22- Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/ESP): 6
23- Frédéric Kanouté (FC Sevilla/MAL): 6
24- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/FRA): 6
25- Gigi Buffon (Juventus/ITA): 6
26- Patrick Vieira (Manchester City/FRA): 5,72
27- Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milán/HOL): 5,5
28- Garreth Barry (Manchester City/ING): 5,5
29- Arjen Robben (Bayern Múnich/HOL): 5,5
30- Asley Cole (Chelsea/ING): 5,41
31- Joe Cole (Liverpool/ING): 5,2
32- Diego Milito (Inter Milán/ARG): 5
33- David Silva (Manchester City/ESP): 5
34- Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona/ESP): 5
35- Kolo Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 5
36- Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid/ARG): 5
37- Francesco Totti (Roma/ITA): 4,9
38- Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United/BUL): 4,87
39- Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal/RUS): 4,87
40- Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea/FRA): 4,8
41- Yoann Gourcuff (Lyon/FRA): 4,8
42- Paul Scholes (Manchester United/ING): 4,8
43- Daniele de Rossi (Roma/ITA): 4,6
44- Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid/ESP): 4,6
45- Jamie Carragher (Liverpool/ING): 4,6
46- Ryan Giggs (Manchester United/GAL): 4,6
47- Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/BRA): 4,5
48- Diego Forlan (Atlético Madrid/URU): 4,5
49- Alessandro Nesta (Milan/ITA): 4,5
50- Gabriel Heinze (Marseilla/ARG): 4
1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/POR): 12 M€ / year
2- Wayne Rooney (Manchester United/ING): 11,5
3- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/ARG): 11
4- Yaya Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 10,8
5- Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milán/ITA): 10,5
6- Bastian Schweinsteiger(Bayern Múnich/ALE): 9,7
7- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan AC/SUE): 9
8- Kaká (Real Madrid/BRA): 9
9- John Terry (Chelsea/ING): 9
10- Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/TOG): 8,4
11- Franck Ribéry (Bayern Múnich/FRA): 8
12- Fernando Torres (Liverpool/ESP): 7,8
13- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool/ING): 7,6
14- Carlos Tevez (Manchester City/ARG): 7,6
15- Frank Lampard (Chelsea/ING): 7,57
16- Xavi (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7,5
17- Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7
18- Didier Drogba (Chelsea/CMA): 6,5
19- Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United/ING): 6,5
20- Andréa Pirlo (Milan AC/ITA): 6
21- David Villa (FC Barcelona/ESP): 6
22- Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/ESP): 6
23- Frédéric Kanouté (FC Sevilla/MAL): 6
24- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/FRA): 6
25- Gigi Buffon (Juventus/ITA): 6
26- Patrick Vieira (Manchester City/FRA): 5,72
27- Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milán/HOL): 5,5
28- Garreth Barry (Manchester City/ING): 5,5
29- Arjen Robben (Bayern Múnich/HOL): 5,5
30- Asley Cole (Chelsea/ING): 5,41
31- Joe Cole (Liverpool/ING): 5,2
32- Diego Milito (Inter Milán/ARG): 5
33- David Silva (Manchester City/ESP): 5
34- Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona/ESP): 5
35- Kolo Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 5
36- Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid/ARG): 5
37- Francesco Totti (Roma/ITA): 4,9
38- Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United/BUL): 4,87
39- Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal/RUS): 4,87
40- Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea/FRA): 4,8
41- Yoann Gourcuff (Lyon/FRA): 4,8
42- Paul Scholes (Manchester United/ING): 4,8
43- Daniele de Rossi (Roma/ITA): 4,6
44- Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid/ESP): 4,6
45- Jamie Carragher (Liverpool/ING): 4,6
46- Ryan Giggs (Manchester United/GAL): 4,6
47- Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/BRA): 4,5
48- Diego Forlan (Atlético Madrid/URU): 4,5
49- Alessandro Nesta (Milan/ITA): 4,5
50- Gabriel Heinze (Marseilla/ARG): 4
