The 50 Highest Paid Players in European Football
Futebol Finance, a Portuguese website specialising in football economy, published the list of the highest paid players in Football.
Golden boot Kaka is number one on the list, followed by Ronaldinho and Frank Lampard.
The EPL is the most represented League with 20 players. One surprising thingāsome of these players are not from the four big dogs. Michael Owen from Newcastle Utd ranks 14th, Portsmouth's defender Sol Campbell is 15th, and Darren Bent from Tottenham comes in 19th place.
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Real Madrid and Barcelona both have six players in the rank, confirming their financial power. Italy is also well represented, Inter and Juventus have three players in the rank, Roma with Totti and Cassano for Sampdoria are also there. French League only has four players, O.M's CissƩ being the highest paid player in France.
WithoutĀ any surprise, David Beckham is the only non-European based player, but he only comes inĀ 44th position. This is because the list doesnt add the sponsorship contractsāit only accounts for the salary clubs give to players per month.
Here is the list:
1. Ricardo Kaka AC Milanā750.000 ā¬
2. Ronaldinho Gaucho FC Barceloneā710.000 ā¬
3. Frank Lampard Chelsea FCā680.000 ā¬
4. John Terry Chelsea FCā680.000 ā¬
5. Fernando Torres Liverpool FCā660.000 ā¬
6. Andriy Shevchenko Chelsea FCā650.000 ā¬
7. Michael Ballack Chelsea FC ā650.000 ā¬
8. Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester Utdā640.000 ā¬
9. Thierry Henry FC Barceloneā640.000 ā¬
10. Steven Gerrard Liverpool FCā640.000 ā¬
11. Didier Drogba Chelsea FCā615.000 ā¬
12. Wayne Rooney Manchester Utdā610.000 ā¬
13. Iker Casillas CF Real Madridā600.000 ā¬
14. Michael Owen Newcastle Utdā560.000 ā¬
15. Sol Campbell Portsmouthā550.000 ā¬
16. Raul Gonzalez CF Real Madridā535.000 ā¬
17. Ruud Van Nistelrooy CF Real Madridā535.000 ā¬
18. Rio Ferdinand Manchester Utdā505.000
19. Darren Bent Tottenham Hotspurā495.000
20. Carlos Tevez Manchester Utdā490.000 ā¬
21. Fabio Cannavaro CF Real Madridā490.000 ā¬
22. Luca Toni Bayern Munichā460.000 ā¬
23. Robinho CF Real Madridā460.000 ā¬
24. Francesco Totti AS Romaā455.000 ā¬
25. Arjen Robben CF Real Madridā445.000 ā¬
26. Ryan Giggs Manchester Utdā435.000 ā¬
27. Michael Essien Chelsea FCā420.000 ā¬
28. Adriano Lima Inter Milanā417.000 ā¬
29. Zlatan Ibrahimovic Inter Milanā417.000 ā¬
30. Patrick Vieira Inter Milanā417.000 ā¬
31. Gianluigi Buffon Juventus FCā417.000 ā¬
32. Samuel EtoĀ“o FC Barceloneā417.000 ā¬
33. Charles Puyol FC Barceloneā417.000 ā¬
34. Sergio Aguero Atletico Madridā417.000 ā¬
35. Oliver Kahn Bayern Munichā412.000 ā¬
36. Edwin Vandersar Manchester Utdā405.000 ā¬
37. Fernando Morientes Valenceā405.000 ā¬
38. Alessandro Del Piero Juventus FCā400.000 ā¬
39. Harry Kewell Liverpool FCā400.000 ā¬
40. Djibril Cisse OMā400.000 ā¬
41. Joe Cole Chelsea FCā390.000 ā¬
42. Pedro Pauleta Paris SGā384.000 ā¬
43. Juninho Pernanbucano OLā380.000 ā¬
44. David Beckham LA Galaxyā375.000 ā¬
45. David Trezeguet JuventusāFC 375.000 ā¬
46. Sidney Govou OLā375.000 ā¬
47. Deco FC Barcelonaā375.000 ā¬
48. Gianluca Zambrotta FC Barcelonaā375.000 ā¬
49. Petr Cech Chelsea FCā360.000 ā¬
50. Antonio Cassano Sampdoriaā350.000 ā¬
My favourite trick by Kaka last year against Liverpool inĀ my media center.
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