Much respected Portugese site, FutebolFinance.com has amassed a list of the highest salaries of footballers in the world.
What players earn is a constant source of speculation and in some sense it’s what influences how they are perceived by folk. Money grabber, worth every penny, underpaid (!)
Here’s the top 20.
| Player | Club | Monthly | Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | € 1,000,000 | € 12,000,000 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona | € 875,000 | € 10,500,000 |
| 3 | Fernando Torres | Chelsea | € 833,000 | € 10,000,000 |
| 4 | Yaya Toure | Manchester City | € 833,000 | € 10,000,000 |
| 5 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | € 791,000 | € 9,500,000 |
| 6 | Ricardo Kaka | Real Madrid | € 833,000 | € 9,000,000 |
| 7 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | AC Milan | € 833,000 | € 9,000,000 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Real Madrid | € 708,000 | € 8,500,000 |
| 9 | Carlos Tevez | Manchester City | € 666,000 | € 8,000,000 |
| 10 | Samuel Eto’o | Internazionale | € 666,000 | € 8,000,000 |
| 11 | Frank Ribery | Bayern Munich | € 666,000 | € 8,000,000 |
| 12 | John Terry | Chelsea | € 625,000 | € 7,500,000 |
| 13 | Frank Lampard | Chelsea | € 625,000 | € 7,500,000 |
| 14 | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | € 625,000 | € 7,500,000 |
| 15 | Xavi | FC Barcelona | € 625,000 | € 7,500,000 |
| 16 | Anders Iniesta | FC Barcelona | € 583,000 | € 7,000,000 |
| 17 | David Villa | FC Barcelona | € 583,000 | € 7,000,000 |
| 18 | Daniel Alves | FC Barcelona | € 583,000 | € 7,000,000 |
| 19 | Edin Dzeko | Manchester City | € 541,000 | € 6,500,000 |
| 20 | Rio Ferdinand | Manchester United | € 541,000 |
