World’s Top 10 highest paid footballers
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10. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool & England) £7.7 million
Scouser Gerrard is the heartbeat of the Liverpool team alongside mate Jamie Carragher. Earning a weekly wage in the region of £120,000, Stevie G also benefits from an endorsement contract with Adidas, wearing the Predator Powerswerve football boots, and has recently featured in the ‘Impossible Is Nothing’ PR campaign alongside Kaka and Lionel Messi.
9. John Terry (Chelsea & England) £7.7 million
It’s no surprise JT features in the Top 10 playing for moneybags Chelsea. Not only does the England captain take home a cool £130,000 a week, but he is handsomely rewarded by football boot brand Umbro for wearing the SX Valor.
8. Fabio Cannvaro (Real Madrid & Italy) £7.9 million
Defender Cannavaro’s stock rose with a move to La Liga’s Real Madrid from scandal hit Juventus, after leading the Azzurri to World Cup success in 2006. Cannavaro supplements his income with an endorsement contract to wear Nike’s Total 90 Laser football boots, as well as modelling for Dolce and Gabbana. Mamma Mia!
7. Zinedine Zidane (Retired) £8.5 million
Now retired Zizou left his reputation in tatters following his sending off against Italy in the 2006 World Cup Final. Adidas still love him though, with the former Predator Absolute wearer being heavily involved in the recent launch of the Predator Powerswerve football boots in Paris.
6. Thierry Henry (Barcelona & France) £8.6 million
The French magician is plying his trade for Barca following his departure from Arsenal in 2007. Henry’s wage at Arsenal was reported to be £112,000 a week, and one can only conclude that his wage has increased now at the Catalan club. Thierry Henry gets added pocket money through his tie up with Reebok wearing the Sprintfit boot, and va-va-vooming about in car adverts.
5. Michael Ballack (Chelsea & Germany) £9.1 million
Midfielder Ballack rakes in a whopping £121,000 a week at Chelski but he reckons that even this isn’t enough for him to afford a house in London. What a plonker! Surely with the money he accumulates by wearing his Adidas Predator Absolutes football boots, he can just about stretch to a one bed studio flat!
4. Wayne Rooney (Man Utd & England) £9.3 million
When Rooney shot on the scene with his pearler against Arsenal as a 16 year old, those in the inner circles of football already knew he was something special. His football boot contract with Umbro was soon swapped for a Nike deal, and he currently wears the Total 90 Laserfootball boot. Wazza is now one of the top earners at United and he also has several commercial partners including Coca Cola.
3. Ronaldo (AC Milan & Brazil) £12.7 million
AC Milan striker was three times named World Footballer of the Year. He wowed us with his goalscoring whilst a Real Madrid Galactico but injuries and weight problems have hounded him over the last few years, and he is having a stop-start career with AC Milan. The buck-toothed Brazilian’s football boot deal with Nike has earned him millions over the years, and he has recently launched his new 10 year Anniversary Mercurial football boot.
2. David Beckham (LA Galaxy & England) £15.8 million
Goldenballs is a marketing mans dream. Good looks, good on the pitch and with a spice girl wife, the LA Galaxy midfielder shifts club merchandise like no other player. His deal with the Galaxy will reportedly earn him $250 million dollars, and when he decides to retire, he also has his David Beckham Academies in London, LA, and Brazil to fall back on. Becks even has his own football boot, the Adidas Predator Absolute Globe.
1. Ronaldinho (Barcelona & Brazil) £16 million
Ronnie suffered a World Cup hangover and was not at his best during the 2006-7 season. He’s gradually rediscovering his form on his return from injury and he’ll need to with Barca currently trailing Real Madrid in the La Liga table. The little Brazilian now has his own R10 brand of football boots and clothing with Nike, and also benefits from a commercial deal with entertainment company Sony.
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Ronaldo aint in AC Milan no more boy, this is old news.
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er beckham overtook ronnie again already
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Beckham Still have 0.2M short lolx
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dont have cristanio ronaldo name?