Top 10 highest paid footballers – Part 1
Gone are the days when footballers used to play the game for the beautiful game itself, for the love of their teams and for the love they received in return from their expectant fans. Owing much to the
outrageous marketing and dollars being pumped into the system, it is all about money nowadays. Players kiss the badges on their jerseys one day and leave for greener pastures the next.
Bettor.com now presents a list of the Top 10 highest paid football players. Some of the players can be tagged ‘the usual suspects’ while the readers will be truly shocked with some of the entries.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 – 12 million Euros per year
The Real Madrid sensation is undoubtedly the biggest footballing superstar on the planet. The fact that Real Madrid paid 92 million Euros for his services tells volumes about the player’s calibre and the
commercial value to go with it. Ronaldo pockets 12 million Euros alone in salaries. Sponsorship endorsements and bonus make up for even bigger an amount. The question is, is he really worth all the money? Indeed he is.
While his astonishing goal scoring exploits mean Los Merengues get a good on-the-pitch return on their investment, his shirt sales alone bring in more revenue than the salary his is being paid. It is reported
that Real Madrid sold 1.2 million jerseys with ‘Ronaldo 9’ at the back in Spanish capital alone last season – 100 million pounds revenue from one player in a single season. Upon Raul’s departure from the club, the management handed Ronaldo his favourite no.
7 jersey – 100 million pounds more in revenue?
Wayne Rooney – 11.5 million Euros per Year
We all agree to the fact that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 is a world-class talent and that he was in divine form for much of last season. After a disastrous 2010 FIFA World Cup, a breakdown in public relations and a
goal drought later, the striker sees himself signing a new contract that pays him 11.5 million Euros annually.
Will Wayne Rooney’s agent please stand up? You, son, get a lifetime achievement award for such heroics and acts of exploitation. Manchester United faithful will be hoping for the goals to return as Glazers
dump millions into Rooney’s bank account.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 – 11 million Euros per Year
Few will argue over the fact that this little Argentine fireball deserves all the money, fame and praise he gets. Little Leo pockets 11 million Euros annually, and that is just his basic salary. Messi’s
annual income is rumoured to be in the region of 30 million Euros.
Barcelona awarded Messi an improved contract last year with a 250 million Euros buy-out clause. However, it is arguable whether Messi will ever want to move away even if the richest of clubs – Manchester
City – bids that much. Leaving his extraterrestrial performances aside, just the commercial value attached to the player is of such mammoth proportions that the Catalan club can earn much more than 250 million in shirt sales, over the next couple of years.
It is safe to say that Los Cules will be writing 210,000-Euros cheques on a weekly basis for years to come so they should not be complaining really.
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