Thursday, April 10, 2008

David Beckham



David Beckham, 32, was the highest-paid footballer for three years until 2005. He now has a $5.5m (£2.8m) basic salary that could be worth as much as $250m (£127m) over five years with endorsements and profit sharing, according to the Galaxy.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo rose to third and fourth, with incomes of £18.3m and £15.5m respectively. It is the first time they have been in the top 10. David Beckham still the BEST....

Football's rich list

1 David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy, £24.7m
2 Ronaldinho, Barcelona, £19.2m
3 Lionel Messi, Barcelona, £18.3m
4 Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, £15.5m
5 Thierry Henry, Barcelona, £13.4m
6 John Terry, Chelsea, £11.1m
7 Michael Ballack, Chelsea, £11m
8 Ronaldo, Milan, £10.7m
9 Kaka, Milan, £10.3m
10 Steven Gerrard, Liverpool, £9.4m
Source: France Football (income includes salary and endorsements)

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