The 50 Best Paid Footballers in the World

J()e · 06-03-2008

Prepare to be jealous. And if you’re Darren Bent then prepare to be embarrassed. A Portuguese finance website recently released a list (below) of the 50 highest earning footballers in the world, and the exact amounts they pocket for playing (in €uros.) No video game or hair gel endorsements are included, just the annual amount each player receives in salary. Top earner is Ricky Kaka, who pulls in nine million euros a year from Milan. Because he’s worth it. Ronaldinho comes a close second, getting just over eight and half million euros. He used to be worth every penny. There are one or two shocks too, and one or two players who aren’t exactly earning their money. Does Darren Bent really deserve to be the 19th best paid footballer in the world?

1. Ricardo Kaka (AC Milan) 9.000.000 €
2. Ronaldinho Gaucho (FC Barcelona) 8.520.000 €
3. Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC) 8.160.000 €
4. John Terry (Chelsea FC) 8.160.000 €
5. Fernando Torres (Liverpool FC) 7.920.000 €
6. Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea FC) 7.800.000 €
7. Michael Ballack (Chelsea FC) 7.800.000 €
8. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester Utd) 7.680.000 €
9. Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona) 7.680.000 €
10. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC) 7.680.000 €
11. Didier Drogba (Chelsea FC) 7.380.000 €
12. Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd) 7.320.000 €
13. Iker Casillas (CF Real Madrid) 7.200.000 €
14. Michael Owen (Newcastle Utd) 6.720.000 €
15. Sol Campbell (Portsmouth) 6.600.000 €
16. Raul Gonzalez (CF Real Madrid) 6.420.000 €
17. Ruud Van Nistelrooy (CF Real Madrid) 6.420.000 €
18. Rio Ferdinand (Manchester Utd) 6.060.000 €
19. Darren Bent (Tottenham Hotspur) 5.940.000 €
20. Carlos Tevez (Manchester Utd) 5.880.000 €
21. Fabio Cannavaro (CF Real Madrid) 5.880.000 €
22. Luca Toni (Bayern Munich) 5.520.000 €
23. Robinho (CF Real Madrid) 5.520.000 €
24. Francesco Totti (AS Roma) 5.460.000 €
25. Arjen Robben (CF Real Madrid) 5.340.000
26. Ryan Giggs (Manchester Utd) 5.220.000 €
27. Michael Essien (Chelsea FC) 5.040.000 €
28. Adriano Lima (Internazionale) 5.004.000 €
29. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale) 5.004.000 €
30. Patrick Vieira (Internazionale) 5.004.000 €
31. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus FC) 5.004.000 €
32. Samuel Eto’o (FC Barcelona) 5.004.000 €
33. Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona) 5.004.000 €
34. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid) 5.004.000 €
35. Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich) 4.944.000 €
36. Edwin Van der Sar (Manchester Utd) 4.860.000 €
37. Fernando Morientes (Valência) 4.860.000 €
38. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus FC) 4.800.000 €
39. Harry Kewell (Liverpool FC) 4.800.000 €
40. Djibril Cisse (O.Marseille) 4.800.000 €
41. Joe Cole (Chelsea FC) 4.680.000 €
42. Pedro Pauleta (Paris SG) 4.608.000 €
43. Juninho Pernanbucano (O.Lyon) 4.560.000 €
44. David Beckham (LA Galaxy) 4.500.000 €
45. David Trezeguet (Juventus FC) 4.500.000 €
46. Sidney Govou (O.Lyon) 4.500.000 €
47. Deco (FC Barcelona) 4.500.000 €
48. Gianluca Zambrotta (FC Barcelona) 4.500.000 €
49. Petr Cech (Chelsea FC) 4.320.000 €
50. Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria) 4.200.000 €

Inara over at Lyon Offside spotted this first and she also worked out how many players each club has in the top 50:

Chelsea (8 players), Real Madrid (6 players), Barcelona (6 players), Manchester United (6 players), Liverpool (3 players), Inter (3 players), Juventus (3 players), Bayern Munich (2 players), Lyon (2 players), AC Milan (1 player), Portsmouth (1 player), Newcastle (1 player), Spurs (1 player), Roma (1 player), Atletico Madrid (1 player), Valencia (1 player), Marseille (1 player), PSG (1 player), LA Galaxy (1 player), Sampdoria (1 player)

The top 50 highest salaries are spread amongst just twenty clubs, and all but LA Galaxy are European. And 26 of these players (over half) play for just four clubs - Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United.

source

Note that Zlatan Ibrahimovitch so gonna be #1 when he extend his contrat with inter till 2013 his salary will become 12 000 000 euros per year

Eh walla niyelon :P

**Tawa** · 06-03-2008

The Difference Between The First And The 50th Is 4.800.000 € Mesh Ktir.
Enno, There Are 48 Players Between The First And The Last And The First One Is Payed 9.000.000 €

Those People Are Kuffaar... Why Don't They Donate For VCoderZ? I Mean... We Need 500$ From A Cloud To Update This Sick Server

Sony · 06-04-2008

i'm happy for some of them, they come from poor countries (i'm talking abt african countries) hoping that they donate in these countries...

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Sony Registered Member Last Online: 07-12-2012 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 507 Thanks: 38 Thanked 260 Times in 170 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The 50 Best Paid Footballers in the World i'm happy for some of them, they come from poor countries (i'm talking abt african countries) hoping that they donate in these countries... __________________ the Hell is empty...all Devils are here...

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J()e Registered Member Last Online: 06-13-2011 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,530 Thanks: 1,762 Thanked 1,429 Times in 897 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	The 50 Best Paid Footballers in the World Prepare to be jealous. And if you’re Darren Bent then prepare to be embarrassed. A Portuguese finance website recently released a list (below) of the 50 highest earning footballers in the world, and the exact amounts they pocket for playing (in €uros.) No video game or hair gel endorsements are included, just the annual amount each player receives in salary. Top earner is Ricky Kaka, who pulls in nine million euros a year from Milan. Because he’s worth it. Ronaldinho comes a close second, getting just over eight and half million euros. He used to be worth every penny. There are one or two shocks too, and one or two players who aren’t exactly earning their money. Does Darren Bent really deserve to be the 19th best paid footballer in the world? 1. Ricardo Kaka (AC Milan) 9.000.000 € 2. Ronaldinho Gaucho (FC Barcelona) 8.520.000 € 3. Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC) 8.160.000 € 4. John Terry (Chelsea FC) 8.160.000 € 5. Fernando Torres (Liverpool FC) 7.920.000 € 6. Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea FC) 7.800.000 € 7. Michael Ballack (Chelsea FC) 7.800.000 € 8. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester Utd) 7.680.000 € 9. Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona) 7.680.000 € 10. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC) 7.680.000 € 11. Didier Drogba (Chelsea FC) 7.380.000 € 12. Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd) 7.320.000 € 13. Iker Casillas (CF Real Madrid) 7.200.000 € 14. Michael Owen (Newcastle Utd) 6.720.000 € 15. Sol Campbell (Portsmouth) 6.600.000 € 16. Raul Gonzalez (CF Real Madrid) 6.420.000 € 17. Ruud Van Nistelrooy (CF Real Madrid) 6.420.000 € 18. Rio Ferdinand (Manchester Utd) 6.060.000 € 19. Darren Bent (Tottenham Hotspur) 5.940.000 € 20. Carlos Tevez (Manchester Utd) 5.880.000 € 21. Fabio Cannavaro (CF Real Madrid) 5.880.000 € 22. Luca Toni (Bayern Munich) 5.520.000 € 23. Robinho (CF Real Madrid) 5.520.000 € 24. Francesco Totti (AS Roma) 5.460.000 € 25. Arjen Robben (CF Real Madrid) 5.340.000 26. Ryan Giggs (Manchester Utd) 5.220.000 € 27. Michael Essien (Chelsea FC) 5.040.000 € 28. Adriano Lima (Internazionale) 5.004.000 € 29. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale) 5.004.000 € 30. Patrick Vieira (Internazionale) 5.004.000 € 31. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus FC) 5.004.000 € 32. Samuel Eto’o (FC Barcelona) 5.004.000 € 33. Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona) 5.004.000 € 34. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid) 5.004.000 € 35. Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich) 4.944.000 € 36. Edwin Van der Sar (Manchester Utd) 4.860.000 € 37. Fernando Morientes (Valência) 4.860.000 € 38. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus FC) 4.800.000 € 39. Harry Kewell (Liverpool FC) 4.800.000 € 40. Djibril Cisse (O.Marseille) 4.800.000 € 41. Joe Cole (Chelsea FC) 4.680.000 € 42. Pedro Pauleta (Paris SG) 4.608.000 € 43. Juninho Pernanbucano (O.Lyon) 4.560.000 € 44. David Beckham (LA Galaxy) 4.500.000 € 45. David Trezeguet (Juventus FC) 4.500.000 € 46. Sidney Govou (O.Lyon) 4.500.000 € 47. Deco (FC Barcelona) 4.500.000 € 48. Gianluca Zambrotta (FC Barcelona) 4.500.000 € 49. Petr Cech (Chelsea FC) 4.320.000 € 50. Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria) 4.200.000 € Inara over at Lyon Offside spotted this first and she also worked out how many players each club has in the top 50: Chelsea (8 players), Real Madrid (6 players), Barcelona (6 players), Manchester United (6 players), Liverpool (3 players), Inter (3 players), Juventus (3 players), Bayern Munich (2 players), Lyon (2 players), AC Milan (1 player), Portsmouth (1 player), Newcastle (1 player), Spurs (1 player), Roma (1 player), Atletico Madrid (1 player), Valencia (1 player), Marseille (1 player), PSG (1 player), LA Galaxy (1 player), Sampdoria (1 player) The top 50 highest salaries are spread amongst just twenty clubs, and all but LA Galaxy are European. And 26 of these players (over half) play for just four clubs - Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United. source Note that Zlatan Ibrahimovitch so gonna be #1 when he extend his contrat with inter till 2013 his salary will become 12 000 000 euros per year Eh walla niyelon :P __________________ [ Last edited by J()e; 06-03-2008 at 08:44 PM.

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