lionel Messi has been named thehighest paid footballer in the world, trailed by England’s American basedstar, David Beckham and Real Madrid’sPortuguese star in third position.According to France Football, which is set torelease figures for the best paid players in theworld on Tuesday, Barcelona forward Messiraked in €33 million last year from wagesand sponsorship deals. LA Galaxy midfielder and former Englandcaptain Beckham, for so long the game’s topearner, came in second on €31.5m, whileReal Madrid star Ronaldo collected €29.2m in2011.Elsewhere, Samuel Eto’o, who made alucrative move from Inter to AnzhiMakhachkala last summer, is fourth on thelist, with Manchester United striker WayneRooney fifth.Wealthy Premier League outfit ManchesterCity have two players in the top ten, withArgentine forward Sergio Aguero and IvoryCoast midfielder Yaya Toure sixth andseventh, respectively.The only other club represented twice isMadrid, with Ronaldo’s team-mate Kakaranking ninth.Elsewhere, it is worth noting that Chelseamisfit Fernando Torres, who finally got backamongst the goals at the weekend, netted€16.7m during his disastrous first 12 monthsat Stamford Bridge.There is not a single player based in Serie A inthe top 10 but there is one representativefrom the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich skipperPhilipp Lahm.THE LIST
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 33m David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
31.5m Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)29.2mSamuel Eto’o (Anzhi) 23.3mWayne Rooney (Man United) 20.6mSergio Aguero (Man City) 18.8mYaya Toure (Man City) 17.6mFernando Torres (Chelsea) 16.7mKaka (Real Madrid) 15.5mPhilipp Lahm (Bayern Munich)14.3mThe amount was rated in the generallyaccepted currency of the European Union
Thursday 22 March 2012
Messi rules the football world
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