Top 20 of the best paid footballers

[Punkt]

here they are:

1. David Beckham (ENG/Real Madrid), 25M € per year
2. Ronaldo (BRA/Real Madrid), 19,6
3. Zinedine Zidane (FRA/Real Madrid), 13
4. Christian Vieri (ITA/Inter), 12
5. Alessandro del Piero (ITA/Juventus), 9,5
6. Frank Lampard (ENG/Chelsea), 9,4
7. Raúl González (ESP/Real Madrid), 9,3
8. Thierry Henry (FRA/Arsenal), 9,2
9. John Terry (ENG/Chelsea), 8,6
10. Luis Figo (POR/Real Madrid), 8,5
11. Ruud van Nistelrooy (HOL/Manchester United), 8,46
12. Ronaldinho (BRA/Barcelona), 8,2
13. Olivier Kahn (GER/Bayern), 8,095
14. Roy Keane (IRL/Manchester United), 7,92
15. Patrick Vieira (FRA/Arsenal), 7,8
16. Michael Owen (ENG/Real Madrid), 7,5
17. Francesco Totti (ITA/Roma), 7,4
18. Sol Campbell (ENG/Arsenal), 7,3
19. Michael Ballack (GER/Bayern), 6,83
20. Rio Ferdinand (ENG/Manchester United), 6,42.

this list include all players earnings (wages, match prizes, sponsor contracts, etc)

source: France Football

 

[SuRFy]

Rio, won't stay at #20 anytime soon...

 

[Hendrik]

Nice to see that Madrid can't buy trophies.

Del Piero and Vieri look overpaid to me.

 

[theo]

Kahn & Beckham look overpaid IMO

 

[ngyc]

12. ronaldinho


rio will no longer #20 after he sign his new contract

 

[Payaah]

1. David Beckham (ENG/Real Madrid), 25M € per year
2. Ronaldo (BRA/Real Madrid), 19,6
3. Zinedine Zidane (FRA/Real Madrid), 13
7. Raúl González (ESP/Real Madrid), 9,3
10. Luis Figo (POR/Real Madrid), 8,5
16. Michael Owen (ENG/Real Madrid), 7,5

4. Christian Vieri (ITA/Inter), 12
5. Alessandro del Piero (ITA/Juventus), 9,5

6. Frank Lampard (ENG/Chelsea), 9,4
9. John Terry (ENG/Chelsea), 8,6

8. Thierry Henry (FRA/Arsenal), 9,2
15. Patrick Vieira (FRA/Arsenal), 7,8
18. Sol Campbell (ENG/Arsenal), 7,3

11. Ruud van Nistelrooy (HOL/Manchester United), 8,46
14. Roy Keane (IRL/Manchester United), 7,92
20. Rio Ferdinand (ENG/Manchester United), 6,42.

12. Ronaldinho (BRA/Barcelona), 8,2

19. Michael Ballack (GER/Bayern), 6,83
13. Olivier Kahn (GER/Bayern), 8,095

17. Francesco Totti (ITA/Roma), 7,4

Suprise suprise, There are only 3 defenders in the list, all from EPL! No Italians defenders.

Lmao at Real Madrid, even Owen is up there.

 

[Voltaic Borusse]

I can't believe Ronaldinho is slotted at #12.

 

[ngyc]

because their club will be bankcrupt if they demand high wages

 

[Joe Star]

Rio, won't stay at #20 anytime soon...

Yeah....he's asking for like 160000 pounds a week aint he. Grossly overpaid scumbag

 

[Drvar]

this list include all players earnings (wages, match prizes, sponsor contracts, etc)

that is the important bit. how come there is no list for pure wages? Beckham's earnings are that high only because of sponsor contracts.

 

[muz88]

i think vieri is way overpriced. rooney is gonna be up there in a few years

 

[jani]

only 3 players from Serie A and none from AC Milan

Kaká will be there somewhere when he becomes adidas #1 pin up.

 

[claupastore]

Suprise suprise, There are only 3 defenders in the list, all from EPL! No Italians defenders.

well surprise surprise!
we have better defenders and the clubs still pay less to them

 

[claupastore]

that is the important bit. how come there is no list for pure wages? Beckham's earnings are that high only because of sponsor contracts.

sadly, i think del piero's wages are one of the highest in europe

edit: meant wages

 

[Lean]

Vieri is so overpaid it's not even funny.

 

[no7]

i think vieri is way overpriced. rooney is gonna be up there in a few years

he probably won't...sponspor contracts are a big part of this, and if I had to promote a product i'd definately not choose rooney...I think C.Ronaldo will top that list in some years...

 

[ngyc]

i can't even see adriano on the list

 

[Dream Team]

12. Ronaldinho.. poor guy, only 8.2m €.

I'm glad our players are not so overpaid. Though I don't know if that's only the basic wages, since Laporta arrived the contracts are: X money + X € per match played and titles. Example: when Barça win la Liga, +1m €.

 

[PSVFOREVER]

Every player on that list is overpaid , not only Vieri, or the Madrid players, do you mean it is worth that much what Ronaldinho does? No, overpaid.

Isnt a 1 million maximum enough.

 

[claupastore]

no