The Top 50 highest paid players in world football

[Woo]

According to Portuguese marketing agency Futebol Finance.

 

Fucking ridiculous!

 

Futebol Finance's 50 highest paid players in world football

 

1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £11.3million)

2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona, £10.4million)

3 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, £9.1million)

4 Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale, £9.1million)

5 Kaka (Real Madrid, £8.7million)

6 Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City, £7.4million)

7 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, £7.4million)

8 Carlos Tevez (Manchester City, £7million)

9 John Terry (Chelsea, £6.5million)

10 Frank Lampard (Chelsea, £6.5million)

 

11 Thierry Henry (Barcelona, £6.5million)

12 Xavi (Barcelona, £6.5million)

13 Ronaldinho (AC Milan, £6.5million)

14 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, £6.5million)

15 Daniel Alves (Barcelona, £6.1million)

16 Michael Ballack (Chelsea, £5.6million)

17 Raul (Real Madrid, £5.6million)

18 Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United, £5.6million)

19 Kolo Toure (Manchester City, £5.6million)

20 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, £5.2million)

 

21 Robinho (Manchester City, £5.2million)

22 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, £5.2million)

23 Victor Valdez (Barcelona, £5.2million)

24 Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla, £5.2million)

25 Deco (Chelsea, £5.2million)

26 Didier Drogba (Chelsea, £4.8million)

27 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, £4.8million)

28 Francesco Totti (Roma, £4.8million)

29 Luca Toni (Roma, £4.8million)

30 David Villa (Valencia, £4.8million)

 

31 Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich, £4.8million)

32 Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich, £4.8million)

33 Ashley Cole (Chelsea, £4.8million)

34 Fernando Torres (Liverpool, £4.8million)

35 Gareth Barry (Manchester City, £4.8million)

36 Patrick Vieira (Internazionale, £4.8million)

37 Charles Puyol (Barcelona, £4.3million)

38 Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, £4.3million)

39 Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, £4.3million)

40 Andreas Pirlo (AC Milan, £4.3million)

 

41 Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich, £4.3million)

42 Frank Ribery (Bayern Munich, £4.3million)

43 David Beckham (AC Milan, £4.3million)

44 Wayne Bridge (Manchester City, £4.3million)

45 Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid, £4.3million)

46 Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United £4.1million)

47 Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal, £4.1million)

48 Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea, £4.1million)

49 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United £4.1million)

50 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, £4.1million)

[Guest LFD]

Torres should be higher.

[Yozzer]

Gareth Barry on the same money as players such as Torres, Villa and Drogba. This is one fucked up sport at the moment.

[Josef Svejk]

Wayne Bridge in the top 50. Wayne Bridge.

[Guest LFD]

Kolo Toure 20th! :lol:

[Johnni]

Wayne Bridge in the top 50. Wayne Bridge.

 

 

Shows how much money City have to have to burn with Adebayor, Tevez, Barry & Bridge in the top 50.

[Manny]

Where's John Utaka?

[Guest TK-421]

Go Zlatan!

[Woo]

Where's John Utaka?

 

BBC Sport - Football - Portsmouth striker John Utaka hits out at wage reports

 

Portsmouth forward John Utaka has denied that he is on £80,000 a week, saying he earns less than £30,000.

 

Recent newspaper articles had reported on the 28-year-old Nigerian's salary at the financially struggling club.

 

He told BBC Radio Solent: "It's been hurtful and upsetting to read what people have been writing.

 

"People judge you on how much you earn, and if it was true I wouldn't mind. But the reports are totally false. I earn one third of £80,000."

 

He added: "The supporters have been great and have never turned against me. I've had a good response from them, and they've stuck with me in good and bad times.

 

"I wanted to take the opportunity to tell people the truth. There's no point people writing things if they simply aren't true."

[TheBitch]

Zlatan? Bridge? Viera? Barry?

 

Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans thats bad.

[ZonkoVille77]

Can't believe Torres and Rooney are that far down in the list, but maybe it's because they are not solely interested in money and actually are amongst the few who just love to play the game.

[The Golden Eel]

Willy Sagnol? Wouldn't recognise him if I met him in the street....

[dirty_sanchez]

Isn't Sagnol retired?

[Woo]

Willy Sagnol? Wouldn't recognise him if I met him in the street....

 

I thought he'd been cryogenically frozen like Walt Disney, can't believe he's still playing, let alone earning a massive wedge! Wasn't he about 30 back when France won the World Cup in 98?

[dirty_sanchez]

Just checked. He retired over a year ago.

[JohnnyH]

I thought Rodriguez was on £90k a week?

[piscinin]

I thought Rodriguez was on £90k a week?

 

Did you really?

[JohnnyH]

No. No I didn't.

[zigackly]

That can't be right, where's Degen?

[jamespp]

FAO the usual Zlatan hate, between 2002-2009, Ibrahimovic has won the league every single year apart from 2003 scoring 139 goals in 313

 

now playing for Barca top of the league with 14 goals in 26

 

but never mind, he hasnt played well against English teams in a few games in the Champions League, hes shit

[JohnnyH]

FAO the usual Zlatan hate, between 2002-2009, Ibrahimovic has won the league every single year apart from 2003 scoring 139 goals in 313

 

now playing for Barca top of the league with 14 goals in 26

 

but never mind, he hasnt played well against English teams in a few games in the Champions League, hes shit

 

Sorry. Just read ther last bit.

[redrosetints]

 

Shows how much money City have to have to burn with Adebayor, Tevez, Barry & Bridge in the top 50.

 

Add Robinhio and Toure to that list, 6 of the top 50 in the world.

 

Chelsea with 7, United with 4

[zigackly]

hes shit

 

Quoted for truth.

[Woo]

You tell 'em James, la!

[Woo]

£4.1m works out at roughly just under £80k a week. I reckon there are players who haven't been mentioned who are on more than that.