1.Cristiano
Ronaldo €148 m (£122m)
Cristiano Ronaldo Portuguese striker holder of Ballon d,Or signed a dazzling contract withReal Madrid in 2013 at a cost of €105m (£86.5m) per year which retained until 2018. His country is paying him healthy amount of €17m (£14.3m) per year. He led Portugal to the world cup final by scoring a hat-trick against Sweden. He also promoted Nike during the world cup in Brazil. His contract with the American sportswear end this year. The 29 year old striker also enjoying his contracts with Armani, Jacob and Co, Banco Espirito Santo, Castrol Edge and KFC. Ronaldo also launch his own CR7 underwear in 2013 and he also maintains a CR7 boutique, he also opened his own museum at Madeira last year. He is well for luxurious cars and he is owner of Lamborghini Aventador and a Bugatti Veyron.
2.Lionel
Messi-€146m (£120.5m)
Lionel Messi Argentine striker
has relinquished his crown to Cristiana Ronaldo who beated him in wealth as
well so Messi is at the 2nd position in the list of wealthiest footballers in
2014. Messi signed a contract with Barcelona in December
2012 at a cost of €15m (£12.3m) per year untill 2018. The only deal which can
lead Messi to reach Ronaldo is his contract with Argentina. 26 years old Messi
signed a contract with Adidas which add €2m (£1.6m) per year to his total
income and he becomes the second player after David Beckhem who has his own
signature range of sportswear. Messi also signed a contract with Tturkish
Airlines, FIFA range of video games by EA Sports, Samsung galaxy 11 and also
with Gatorade. Along with Tiger Wood, Thiery Henry and Roger Federer he also
signed a contract with Gillettes “Inner Steel”. His property includes
apartments in Rosario, Argentina, also luxurious mansion in Barcelona. He is
also owner of Ferrari F430 Spider and Audi R8.
3. Samuel
Eto’o-€85m (£70m)
Samuel is a Cameron striker hold the 3rd place
in the list of Top 10 Most Richest Soccer Players. In 2011 Samuel earns a world
record salary €20m (£16.5m) a year after his contract with Kerimov era. In 2009
he was in the headlines when he bought a watch whose price was €33,000
(£29,000) with his team-mates after being qualified for the world cup. Samuel
is also earning €5m for being sponsorship from PUMA, also deal with Ford and
fashion label John Richmond. 32 year old Samuel has investments in cars collection
as well worth a total of €5m which includes a Bugatti Veyron, a Maybach Xenatec and two Aston Martins.
4. Wayne Rooney-
€84m (£69m)
Wayne Rooney became
the richest footballer after signing the world’s
biggest contract in the
British football history ever. His earning reached to a top level at
€365,000 (£300,000) per week for the next five year at Manchester United, which
was previously €300,000 (£250,000) in 2010. This shows his relationship with
that club. He is also promoting Nike and Samsung which lead his total earning
to be €4m (£3.2m) annually. When he was 28 year old he also signed a five year
contract with Harper in 2006 which add €6m (£5m) to his earning. Now he is at
the 4th position in the list of richest players.
5. Kaka-€82m
(£67.5m)
31 year old Kaka, one of most handsome footballer is still in
action and his form is improving day by day and he is still in contract with different sponsor’s world over.
He has become a surprising wealthiest footballer through his commercial deal
with Adidas, Ea sports and Sony, he has also chosen as a model for Armani for
more than 7 years which greatly increase his wealth.
His earnings also include his property interest
and he is owner of several luxurious Apartments in Manhattan, New York and
Natal, Madrid and Milan. he is 5th most Richest Soccer Players in the
world.
6. The Neymar
family -€80m (£66m)
22 years old Brazilian striker Barcelona’s
rising star player and his family places at the 6th position in the list of
richest soccer players. His sponsorships include Nike,
Heliar, Panasonic, VW, Santander, Guarana, Claro, Antarctica, Ambev, Red Bull
and Unilever and his income reached to €20m (£16.4m) in a
year. After joining Barcelona his earning reached to a top level and estimated
to be €86.2m (£71m) in June 2013. After joining Barcelona he becomes one of the
wealthiest players in entire history. After a tax fraud scandal imposed on
Barcelona he was paid a €10m (£8.2m) and a five year contract which rise his
wealth €8.8m (£7.2m) annually. Barcelona also paid €40m as compensation to N
and N company which is linked to Neymar family.
7. Ronaldinho
€78m (£64)
Ronaldinho a popular
name in the year 2002 because of his outstanding performance in 2002 world cup
and earn money both on contract basis with different football club as well with
other groups. He earned major part of his money when he left the Paris
St-German and join Barcelona his total earning were then estimated to be €30m (£25m).
In 2005 he was rewarded by Catalan club and prove himself as a key sponsor for
NIKE, he start playing with AC Milan in 2008 where he earned total of €22m
(£18m) in three years with an addition of €1.1m (£87500) a season as a result
of bonuses. He returned to brazil in 2011 and ruled 8 years as one of the
biggest earners in football history. Atletico won the first ever Copa
Libertadores title when he joined this club after dispute with flamingo. 1n
2013 he was regarded as the best South American Footballer and he is still
representing Nike. His total property starts from Brazil, Greece and Barcelona
and ended at Florida.
8. Zlatan
Ibrahimovic- €69 m (£57m)
In 2013 many records were broken but the Swede
was regarded as the most expensive player in the football history with his
total earning of €169m (£139m). Although his team is out of the world cup after
being defeated by Portugal but he is one of the most expensive player.
9. Gianluigi Buffon
– €63m (£52m)
Italian captain a world’s best goal stopper is
ranked as the 9th in list of Richest Soccer Players of the world in
2014. Although his performance in the year 2013 was not satisfactory but his
bank balance and his popularity still boost him up. Being a skipper of the
renowned club Turin he was awarded an healthy amount of € 4.5m (£3.7m). His
contract with the club will not provide him the same earning in 2015 but his
contract with PUMA will never let him out of this list in the next year.
10. Thiery Henry
€ 57m (£47m)
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