Top 50 paid footballers in the world

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Taken from http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/cristiano-futbolista-mejor-pagado-mundo/20110117dasdasftb_26/Tes


All money in euro's per year



1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/POR): 12

2- Wayne Rooney (Manchester United/ING): 11,5
3- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/ARG): 11
4- Yaya Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 10,8
5- Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milán/ITA): 10,5
6- Bastian Schweinsteiger(Bayern Múnich/ALE): 9,7
7- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan AC/SUE): 9
8- Kaká (Real Madrid/BRA): 9
9- John Terry (Chelsea/ING): 9
10- Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/TOG): 8,4
11- Franck Ribéry (Bayern Múnich/FRA): 8
12- Fernando Torres (Liverpool/ESP): 7,8
13- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool/ING): 7,6
14- Carlos Tevez (Manchester City/ARG): 7,6
15- Frank Lampard (Chelsea/ING): 7,57
16- Xavi (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7,5
17- Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7
18- Didier Drogba (Chelsea/CMA): 6,5
19- Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United/ING): 6,5
20- Andréa Pirlo (Milan AC/ITA): 6
21- David Villa (FC Barcelona/ESP): 6
22- Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/ESP): 6
23- Frédéric Kanouté (FC Sevilla/MAL): 6
24- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/FRA): 6
25- Gigi Buffon (Juventus/ITA): 6
26- Patrick Vieira (Manchester City/FRA): 5,72
27- Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milán/HOL): 5,5
28- Garreth Barry (Manchester City/ING): 5,5
29- Arjen Robben (Bayern Múnich/HOL): 5,5
30- Asley Cole (Chelsea/ING): 5,41
31- Joe Cole (Liverpool/ING): 5,2
32- Diego Milito (Inter Milán/ARG): 5
33- David Silva (Manchester City/ESP): 5
34- Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona/ESP): 5
35- Kolo Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 5
36- Sergio Ag*ero (Atlético Madrid/ARG): 5
37- Francesco Totti (Roma/ITA): 4,9
38- Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United/BUL): 4,87
39- Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal/RUS): 4,87
40- Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea/FRA): 4,8
41- Yoann Gourcuff (Lyon/FRA): 4,8
42- Paul Scholes (Manchester United/ING): 4,8
43- Daniele de Rossi (Roma/ITA): 4,6
44- Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid/ESP): 4,6
45- Jamie Carragher (Liverpool/ING): 4,6
46- Ryan Giggs (Manchester United/GAL): 4,6
47- Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/BRA): 4,5
48- Diego Forlan (Atlético Madrid/URU): 4,5
49- Alessandro Nesta (Milan/ITA): 4,5
50- Gabriel Heinze (Marseilla/ARG): 4,5
 

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Tevez is the highest paid player in the EPL so he should be higher on that list.
 

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I thought he was on more than that also, and I doubt the credentials of lists like this, but it's a decent enough guide anyway.
 

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You would've had to pay Arshavin a shitload because he was getting his money tax-free in Russia.
 

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Tevez has a clause in his contract that means he must be the highest paid player at the club. If they pay a new player higher wages they must raise Tevezs.
 

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That's a clause that players can request be put in their contract, sadly.

'Match highest earner' clause I believe it is, which as crows4flag said, it means if anyone signs for City on more money than he is on, City must increase his wages to match the higher earner.
 

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Reflects quite nicely of us I have to say. 5 or 6 players was it in the FIFA World XI and only 3 or 4 players in the top 30/40 for wages?? Once you offload players like Ronaldinho, Henry, Eto'o and the worst money grubber of all time ... Ibra ... it's nice to know we're looking alright.

Pique's name not even there?? I see most ppl on here putting him in their best XI so I can't be the only one surprised.
 

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Taken from http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/cristiano-futbolista-mejor-pagado-mundo/20110117dasdasftb_26/Tes


All money in euro's per year



1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/POR): 12

2- Wayne Rooney (Manchester United/ING): 11,5
3- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/ARG): 11
4- Yaya Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 10,8
5- Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milán/ITA): 10,5

6- Bastian Schweinsteiger(Bayern Múnich/ALE): 9,7
7- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan AC/SUE): 9
8- Kaká (Real Madrid/BRA): 9
9- John Terry (Chelsea/ING): 9
10- Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/TOG): 8,4

11- Franck Ribéry (Bayern Múnich/FRA): 8
12- Fernando Torres (Liverpool/ESP): 7,8
13- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool/ING): 7,6
14- Carlos Tevez (Manchester City/ARG): 7,6
15- Frank Lampard (Chelsea/ING): 7,57
16- Xavi (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7,5
17- Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7
18- Didier Drogba (Chelsea/CMA): 6,5
19- Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United/ING): 6,5
20- Andréa Pirlo (Milan AC/ITA): 6
21- David Villa (FC Barcelona/ESP): 6
22- Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/ESP): 6
23- Frédéric Kanouté (FC Sevilla/MAL): 6
24- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/FRA): 6

25- Gigi Buffon (Juventus/ITA): 6
26- Patrick Vieira (Manchester City/FRA): 5,72
27- Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milán/HOL): 5,5
28- Garreth Barry (Manchester City/ING): 5,5
29- Arjen Robben (Bayern Múnich/HOL): 5,5
30- Asley Cole (Chelsea/ING): 5,41
31- Joe Cole (Liverpool/ING): 5,2
32- Diego Milito (Inter Milán/ARG): 5
33- David Silva (Manchester City/ESP): 5
34- Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona/ESP): 5
35- Kolo Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 5
36- Sergio Ag*ero (Atlético Madrid/ARG): 5
37- Francesco Totti (Roma/ITA): 4,9
38- Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United/BUL): 4,87
39- Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal/RUS): 4,87
40- Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea/FRA): 4,8

41- Yoann Gourcuff (Lyon/FRA): 4,8
42- Paul Scholes (Manchester United/ING): 4,8
43- Daniele de Rossi (Roma/ITA): 4,6
44- Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid/ESP): 4,6
45- Jamie Carragher (Liverpool/ING): 4,6
46- Ryan Giggs (Manchester United/GAL): 4,6
47- Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/BRA): 4,5
48- Diego Forlan (Atlético Madrid/URU): 4,5
49- Alessandro Nesta (Milan/ITA): 4,5
50- Gabriel Heinze (Marseilla/ARG): 4,5
all bolded names are examples of clubs being ripped off.
 

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Seriously, Man City are ****ed when financial fair play rules become active. Their wage bill exceeds their turnover, that's bloody insane. Patrick Viera is on 140,000 pounds a week!!! Now he was a great footballer in his time but that amount of money for who is effectively a squad player defies common sense.

Rooney's greed will see United's wage bill blow out as fellow team mates start saying "well you payed Wayne $180,000 a week, what about me!!!!".
 
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