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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)

It sickens me that Ballack is 16th, and Deco 25th....

I mean come on!!!!!....Ballack earns 800,000 a year more than Drogs, Deco 400,000 more.

They forgot Geezer

surprised at deco being tha high.

Also iniesta being that low

The top 8 have either just joined their employers or signed a new contract with them. Even Terry and Lampard infact. Football is becoming all about money. Well we've known this for a while now. It's nothing new.

Edited February 17, 201016 yr by kalpitv

They forgot Geezer

I was 51st mate - I took a pay cut to help pay off Kenyon!

I was 51st mate - I took a pay cut to help pay off Kenyon!

I expect the players from the Shed End Athletic to be in the low fifties as well.

Ibra more then messi? ;)

I expect the players from the Shed End Athletic to be in the low fifties as well.

Only in age

Hope JT doesn't see this list. He'll asking for another pay rise this summer.

Ballack and Deco are earning enough to open up an "old rope" shop. Apparently there's money in old rope.

I wonder if we can invoke the "clawback" clause in their contracts? We could then sell them and buy nos: 38 and 39

39 Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, £4.3million)

What happened to the 200,000 a week tabloids claimed he was making?

19 Kolo Toure (Manchester City, £5.6million). Talk about more money than sense. I can't believe he's in the top 20 earners.

Edited February 17, 201016 yr by sweet waffle

Some unbelievable names appearing on that list.

No. 4 Eto at 9.1M FFS

I think we can see why Lassie Diarra moved on.

What happened to the 200,000 a week tabloids claimed he was making?

That's what he wanted from us :)

The Abu Dhabi crowd are gonna get mighty tired of that wage bill in a few years, just like Roman did with us. Robinho is gonna be their Seba Veron, always on loan with wages paid.

For all the talk of Barca being somehow morally superior to Madrid, and not being all about money, you wouldnt know it from that list with 5 of the top 20 earners, more than any other club. They may develop their own talent, but theyre no paupers when it comes to giving them a pay day. Maybe they can take Deco back soon, because that salary is scandalous.