Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Belgian magazine Sport Foot Magazine has released the list of the top paid footballers in the world. I found it via "AS" (http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/cristiano-futbolista-mejor-pagado-mundo/20110117dasdasftb_26/Tes) and thought about sharing it for ridicule and hair-pulling. 1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/POR): 12 millions € 2- Wayne Rooney (Manchester United/ENG): 11,5 3- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/ARG): 11 4- Yaya Touré (Manchester City/CIV): 10,8 5- Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan/ITA): 10,5 6- Bastian Schweinsteiger(Bayern/GER): 9,7 7- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan AC/SWE): 9 8- Kaká (Real Madrid/BRA): 9 9- John Terry (Chelsea/ENG): 9 10- Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/TOG): 8,4 11- Franck Ribéry (Bayern/FRA): 8 12- Fernando Torres (Liverpool/SPA): 7,8 13- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool/ENG): 7,6 14- Carlos Tevez (Manchester City/ARG): 7,6 15- Frank Lampard (Chelsea/ENG): 7,57 16- Xavi (FC Barcelona/SPA): 7,5 17- Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona/SPA): 7 18- Didier Drogba (Chelsea/CIV): 6,5 19- Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United/ENG): 6,5 20- Andréa Pirlo (Milan AC/ITA): 6 21- David Villa (FC Barcelona/SPA): 6 22- Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/SPA): 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 Milan/NET): 5,5 28- Garreth Barry (Manchester City/ENG): 5,5 29- Arjen Robben (Bayern Múnich/NET): 5,5 30- Asley Cole (Chelsea/ENG): 5,41 31- Joe Cole (Liverpool/ENG): 5,2 32- Diego Milito (Inter Milan/ARG): 5 33- David Silva (Manchester City/SPA): 5 34- Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona/SPA): 5 35- Kolo Touré (Manchester City/CIV): 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/ENG): 4,8 43- Daniele de Rossi (Roma/ITA): 4,6 44- Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid/SPA): 4,6 45- Jamie Carragher (Liverpool/ENG): 4,6 46- Ryan Giggs (Manchester United/WAL): 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 (OM/ARG): 4,5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Adebayor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Number 9 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 If that's true then according to my quick calculations we have no players on £80 000 a week, as the lowest paid players on that list are on around £70 000 a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 To be honest I'm surprised that Schweinsteiger is in so much dosh. Quality player mind, but surprised. John Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Number 9 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Oh and Ronaldive is on roughly £192 000 a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I tried to access the original Belgian article to have a bit of a clue on the methodology/sources, but it's behind a paywall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 JOe Cole ha ha.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I tried to access the original Belgian article to have a bit of a clue on the methodology/sources, but it's behind a paywall. Paywall? That a citeh defensive set-piece? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Gareth Barry is the 28th highest paid player in world football. Just stop and think about that for a second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Gareth Barry is the 28th highest paid player in world football. Just stop and think about that for a second. http://i.imgur.com/YTOp2.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Man City defensive mids. De Jong must feel left out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 To be honest I'm surprised that Schweinsteiger is in so much dosh. Quality player mind, but surprised. 6th highest paid player in the world. That's nearly double what Robben is on. Crazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 So out of the Top 50, 7 Man City players, 5 each for Man U and Chelsea, 4 for Liverpool (!) and 1 for Arsenal. Plus the high end figures will be simply astronomical. Makes our fourth last season even more impressive, but we cannot hope to compete if we don't find extra revenue from somewhere. Unless the new regulations have some effect, this is pretty depressing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGupter Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hasn't it already been released that Tevez is on £280k p/w? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 surprised beckham not on there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hasn't it already been released that Tevez is on £280k p/w? I don't know, but I'm certain that City said in one of their statements that he is the highest paid player at the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Joe Cole! Gareth Barry! :-[ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Someone on twitter has just replied saying he doesn't see what the problem is with Gareth Barry being 28th highest paid player in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Ashley Cole, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder all need to get better agents looking at Barry's wage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Gareth Barry is the 28th highest paid player in world football. Just stop and think about that for a second. That's what I was going to point out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Gareth Barry is the 28th highest paid player in world football. Just stop and think about that for a second. That's what I was going to point out. Amazing, in terms of ability he's only about 31st. Zing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 surprised beckham not on there. Isn't his salary mainly endorsements, image rights and League contributions? Maybe this list is only club salary? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Jamie Carragher and Joe Cole No wonder Liverpool are ferked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 surprised beckham not on there. Isn't his salary mainly endorsements, image rights and League contributions? Maybe this list is only club salary? I think his nominal wage was around 5-6 million dollars, which is 4-4.5m euros at current exchange rates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Vieira is on mental wages for a back up player. Shocking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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