Friday, March 21, 2014

Top 20 Highest Paid Footballer Players in the World


France Football magazine has published their annual list of the top twenty highest paid players in world football today, with most of the world game's top names finding themselves at some point on the list.

The list includes all payments received per year, including advertising deals, sponsorship and other commercial income as well as salary.

Here is the list in descending order, running up to the world's highest paid player


20. Gianluigi Buffon - €12.9m Italy/Juventus
TURIN, ITALY - MARCH 13: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus gestures during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at Juventus Arena on March 13, 2014 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)


19. Blaise Matuidi - €12.9m France/PSGLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 18: Blaise Matuidi of PSG celebrates a goal that was later disallowed during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between Bayer Leverkusen and Paris Saint-Germain FC at BayArena on February 18, 2014 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images)


18. Philip Lahm - €13m Germany/Bayern Munich
STUTTGART, GERMANY - MARCH 04: Philipp Lahm talks to the press during a press conference at Mercedes Benz Musuem, ahead of their International Friendly with Chile on March 4, 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)

17. Mario Gotze - €13.9m Germany/Bayern Munich
MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 15: Mario Goetze of Bayern Muenchen kicks the ball during the Bundesliga match between Bayern Muenchen and Bayer Leverkusen at Allianz Arena on March 15, 2014 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Bongarts/Getty Images)

16. Luis Suarez - €14.2m Uruguay/Liverpool
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Luis Suarez of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on March 16, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

15. Bastian Schweinsteiger - €14.5m Germany/Bayern Munich
MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 11: Bastian Schweinsteiger of Muenchen reacts during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on March 11, 2014 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Lennart Preiss/Bongarts/Getty Images)

14. Gareth Bale - €14.5m Wales/Real Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 18: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid shakes hands with teammate Nacho Fernandez during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, second leg match between Real Madrid and FC Schalke 04 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 18, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

13. David Silva - €15.5m Spain/Man City
HULL, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: David Silva of Manchester City celebrates after he scores the first goal of the game for his side during the Barclays Premier League match between Hull City and Manchester City at the KC Stadium on March 15, 2014 in Hull, England. (Photo by Clint Hughes/Getty Images)

12. Yaya Touré - €16m Ivory Coast/Man City
HULL, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Yaya Toure of Manchester City during the Barclays Premier League match between Hull City and Manchester City at the KC Stadium on March 15, 2014 in Hull, England. (Photo by Clint Hughes/Getty Images)

11. Fernando Torres - €16.2m Spain/Chelsea
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: Fernando Torres of Chelsea applauds the crowd during the Barclays Premier League match between Fulham and Chelsea at Craven Cottage on March 1, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

10. Franck Ribery - €16.5m France/Spain
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - MARCH 08: Frank Ribery of Munich appears frustrated during the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Muenchen at Volkswagen Arena on March 8, 2014 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Oliver Hardt/Bongarts/Getty Images)

9. Eden Hazard - €16.8m Belgium/Chelsea
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Eden Hazard of Chelsea controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between Chelsea and Galatasaray AS at Stamford Bridge on March 18, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)


8. Thiago Silva - €17m Brazil/PSG
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 05: Thiago Silva of PSG in action during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Paris Saint Germain and RSC Anderlecht at Parc des Princes on November 5, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

7. Sergio Aguero - €19.7m Argentina/Man City
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 25: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City holds off a challenge from Sean Murray of Watford during the FA Cup Fourth Round match sponsored by Budweiser between Manchester City and Watford at Etihad Stadium on January 25, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

6. Radamel Falcao - €21.2m Colombia/Monaco
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - DECEMBER 20: Monaco's foward Radamel Falcao (R) misses his penalty on Valenciennes's defender Saliou Ciss (L) during the French L1 football match between AS Monaco vs Valenciennes at Louis II Stadium on December 20, 2013 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Didier Baverel/Getty Images)

5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - €23.5m Sweden/PSG
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 12: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of PSG speaks to team mates during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Bayer Leverkusen at Parc des Princes on March 12, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

4. Wayne Rooney - €24m England/Man Utd
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates with team mates after scoring during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park on February 22, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

3. Neymar - €29m Brazil/Barcelona
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 12: Neyma of FC Barcelona looks on during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between FC Barcelona and Manchester City at Camp Nou on March 12, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

2. Cristiano Ronaldo - €39.5m Portugal/Real Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 18: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, second leg match between Real Madrid and FC Schalke 04 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 18, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

1. Lionel Messi - €41m Argentina/Barcelona
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 16: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal and his 370th goal for FC Barcelona and therfore becoming the maximum scorer in the history of FC Barcelona during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna at Camp Nou on March 16, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

 
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