Football's Best-Paid Players

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10. Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale) - £12.4 Million

9. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) - £12.7 Million

8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona) - £13 Million

7. Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) - £13.8 Million

6. Ronaldinho (A.C. Milan) - £15.4 Million

5. Thierry Henry (Barcelona) - £16.2 Million

4. Kaka (Real Madrid) - £16.9 Million

3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - £26.9 Million

2. David Beckham (L.A. Galaxy) - £27.3 Million

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - £29.6



Breakdown:

By League

5 x La Liga
2 x Premier League
2 x Serie A
1 x MLS

By Team

3 x Barcelona
2 x Real Madrid
1 x Internazionale
1 x Manchester City
1 x L.A. Galaxy
1 x Chelsea
1 x A.C. Milan

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Does everyone think these players are worth their wages?

That_Guy

Osu wrote: »

10. Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale) - £12.4 Million

9. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) - £12.7 Million

8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona) - £13 Million

7. Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) - £13.8 Million

6. Ronaldinho (A.C. Milan) - £15.4 Million

5. Thierry Henry (Barcelona) - £16.2 Million

4. Kaka (Real Madrid) - £16.9 Million

3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - £26.9 Million

2. David Beckham (L.A. Galaxy) - £27.3 Million

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - £29.6

The ones in bold are the ones who I don't believe are worth that amount of money.

Beckham, Ronaldinho and Henry are really past their prime imo.

~Rebel~

Osu wrote: »

Does everyone think these players are worth their wages?

Very subjective question. Nobody does something that really deserves a 20-30 million wage, however from the ridiculous money that they generate from their activities both on and off the pitch, it is understandable this has happened.

Le King

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Very subjective question. Nobody does something that really deserves a 20-30 million wage, however from the ridiculous money that they generate from their activities both on and off the pitch, it is understandable this has happened.

True, but in our world of football it happens. They obviously aren't worth it in real life terms but neither are any other Entertainers, Actors, Musicians etc. Just the way things are.

In footballing terms are they worth it.

Chardee MacDennis

quality infographic here on the top 50 earners

Pinturicchio

BastardPrince wrote: »

quality infographic here on the top 50 earners

I'm fairly certain that's out of date.

Ush1

Those figures are gross and the vast majority is sponsorships, not the players wages.

If you're talking marketing, then Beckham certainly is worth that money.

FatherTed

Beckham's "wages" from LA Galaxy/MLS is not that much. I think I read it is around $10 mil. The rest probably is from endorsements, plus he gets a cut of Beckham shirts sold and a percentage of gate receipts in LA.