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50 best paid footballers |
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Done by a Portuguese finance firm. They list the 50 best paid footballers based on playing salary only. This does not factor in endorsement deals for each player. Not sure how accurate it is.
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. Rooney_79586.shtml'>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 Etoo (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 (Valκncia) 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 |
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Darren Bent number 19 what the hell. First we pay about 10 million to much for him and now hes the 19th bets payed player in world football. Ship him off as soon as possible me thinks.
We will see a new number one if Ronaldo joins Madrid though surely. I thought Beckham earnt more as there was that whole things about him earning a certain fraction of a billion pounds whilst at the Galaxy. Suprise Judas is so far up the list aswell, 15th best paid is also pretty shocking. I also thought Woody was our highest payed player. |
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Owen's 14th, f**k me
 thats how desperate we are/were to keep him.
Harry Kewell 39 is a joke, he's above Joe Cole, Deco, Cassano  |
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sol campbell!!!!! why the hell would you pay sol campbell money like that!, i wouldnt have paid him that when he was at his peak.
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It's funny to see how much money is paid for these 50 footballers and how Shevchenko earns more than Ibrahimovic.
If we used half of that money for charity then  . What a business football is. |
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Seen him play recently in brazil? |
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You seen Romario play in Greece as a 40 year old? He was really impressive there. Oh and no, he didn't score a goal with his hand there.. Adriano? Not worth a euro...
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Sad reflection on life imo,
Good luck to every footballer,if someone offer's it,your not going to say no are you. For me someone who save's someones life for example,like a good old doctor should earn millions every year,thats a worth while job for me,and worthy of a pay cheque like those |
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Yep, football players earn too much these days. Good old days they didn't earn enough to feed themselves and had to work after matches, that wasn't good, but now 9 millions for Kaka? |
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This is his playing salary only. Beckham's overall deal includes endorsements and branding of his name and the Galaxy/MLS. He makes a hell of a lot more than what is on this list. |
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That's how most of the MLS players are. Average MLS salary is $32k (year) if I remember correctly. |
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Yeah and that's how it should be, although Beckhams XXXXXXX/s salary should increase that average.
Btw is this Cassano's current salary? |
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http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/30/soccer-players-football-soccer08-cx_pm_players_slide_2.html?partner=featslide
This appears to disagree though I'm not sure when it was published. Still, Bent at 19 FFS!! |
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Yes, as of April 2008 I believe. |
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Guess he deserves it for scoring 10 goals in 21 matches or so, although I thought Sampdoria was a small club. |
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These aren't accurate. Torres tooka pay-cut to join Liverpool... and his wages at At. Madrid weren't even that high.
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I don't think that's an accurate list either... But we won't ever know
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i'm hoping it's not accurate - surely we don't pay Campbell THAT much?!
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Pauleta was reportedly on 400 000 Euros a month last season in France Football yearly on wages.
4 800 000 yearly a bit more than stated |
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