Top Ten Salaries in World Soccer-2008
On Monday March 30, 2009 , the French magazine French Football released its list of highest earners in world soccer. The top ten are listed below. Please note that they include both salary and endorsements in their calculation.
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Player
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Club
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Salary in USD
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1
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David Beckham
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LA Galaxy/AC Milan
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$42.7 million
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2
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Lionel Messi
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FC Barcelona
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$37.7 million
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3
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Ronaldinho
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AC Milan
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$25.8 million
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4
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Manchester United
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$24.1 million
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5
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Thierry Henry
|
FC Barcelona
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$22.4 million
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6
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Kaka
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AC Milan
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$19.9 million
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7
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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Inter Milan
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$19.9 million
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8
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Wayne Rooney
|
Manchester United
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$17.8 million
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9
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Frank Lampard
|
Chelsea
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$17.1 million
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10
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John Terry
|
Chelsea
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$15.4 million
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