Nowadays, Soccer is one of the most popular
sports in the world. Today, we have collected a
list of Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players In
The World and spoke with player’s Net
Earning, Salary & Bonus, Club Name, Born and
Raised, Commercial Sponsors etc. We used
figures are in US dollar.
For the past several years, the battle for the
world’s highest paid soccer players has been
between the two leading players of this
generation, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel
Messi.
Even now, as Ronaldo has just signed a
contract extension at Real Madrid, Messi is
currently negotiating an extension of his own
with Barcelona.
2016-2017 highest paid soccer stars are
leading their respective teams to
championships, winning numerous awards and
are the favorite of fans around the world. Some
players are most favorite with their
impeccable skills and remarkable performance
in almost every game which is the reason they
are paid the most. Behold, we give you the Top
10 Highest Paid Salary player of the soccer
kingdom. This information collected form
Forbes.
- CESC FABREGAS – $21M ( CHELSEA /
SPAIN )
Cesc Fabregas is a midfielder player in
France, currently playing for Chelsea. Cesc was
born 4 May 1987 at Arenys de Mar, Spain. Won
premier league just after moving to Chelsea
from Barcelona FC in 2014. Fabregas has the 5
year contract with Chelsea. He earned $16
million in salary and bonuses. Cesc $5 million
to sponsorship deals with brands like Puma
and Beats by Dre. -
EDEN HAZARD – $22M ( CHELSEA /
BELGIUM )
Eden Hazard was born 7 January 1991 at La
Louvière, Belgium. Currently, Belgium sensation
are playing for Chelsea. The midfielder
earnings $18 million from salary & bonus. He
gets $4 million from endorsement money.
Clearly, companies like Topps, Lotus
Bakeries, Sina Sports, and Nike think
Hazard is worth it. -
LUIS SUAREZ – $23M ( FC BARCELONA /
URUGUAY )
Luis Alberto Suárez DÃaz is a most controversial
footballer player as a striker for Spanish club
FC Barcelona. Suarez was born 24 January 1987
at Salto, Uruguay. He got $18 million in salary
and bonuses from the club team, and that’s $23
million in total earnings in last year. -
SERGIO AGUERO – $24M ( MANCHESTER
CITY F.C. / ARGENTINIA )
Now, Sergio are playing for Manchester City club
and Argentina. He is one of the most gossiped
players in the football world for his finishing
and goal scoring aptitudes. Aruero was born 2
June 1988 at Buenos Aires, Argentin. This
striker collected $17 million from his salary
and bonuses. He added enumerate $7 million in
endorsement money from companies such as
Pepsi, Puma, and EA Sports. -
WAYNE ROONEY -$26M ( MANCHESTER
UNITED / ENGLAND )
Rooney is the most popular person in England.
Currently, he is captain of Manchester United
club. Rooney born born 24 October 1985 at
Croxteth, Liverpool, England. He getting $20
million in salary and bonus money. Rooney gets
$6 million from sponsorship with brands like
Harper Collins and Nike. -
GARETH BALE – $34M ( REAL MADRID /
WALES )
On 16 July 1989 was born and raised in
Cardiff, United Kingdom. But, Bale play Wales
national team and biggest club Real Madrid. The
biggest Club Real Madrid was singing a deal
$118 million on September 2013 for this
soccer player from the English Premier
League. Bale earned $24 million in salary and
bonuses while pulling in enumerate $10
million. His endorsement deals with
companies such as Adidas, BT Sport, and Sony
Xperia. -
NEYMAR JR. – $36M ( FC BARCELONA /
BRAZIL )
He is 4th position on this list. Neymar is the
highest paid younger athletes in the world.
Brazilian Neymar currently plays for Barcelona in
the Spanish Liga BBVA. Neymar Jr. earns $36
million per year out of which $14 million comes
as the salary from the club. He also earns $22
million from his endorsements. His mainly
sponsors are Nike, Castrol, Panasonic, L’Oreal
and Volkswagen . -
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC – $37M
( MANCHESTER UNITED / SWEDISH )
Age doesn’t matter, it proved 35 years old
Ibrahimovic and comes to the list 3rd position
for highest paid soccer player. He was born on
3 October 3 at Malmo, Sweden. Now, he plays for
Manchester United, continues to be one of the
most gifted scorers on the planet. He
earned $7 million in endorsement money. Deals
with companies like Nike and Volvo, and he
also made a whopping $30 million from his
salary and bonuses. -
LIONEL MESSI – $77M ( FC BARCELONA /
ARGENTINA )
Everybody know that, FC Barcelona Messi is a
magical player in the world. On 24 June 1987
was born and grow up at Rosario, Argentina. He
achieved 2nd place for highest paid soccer
players. He is earning $77 million per annum
along with his massive salary of $51 million.
His major sponsors are Turkish Airline,
Adidas, Herbalife and Pepsi. His complete
endorsements are worth $26 million. -
CRISTIANO RONALDO – $82M ( REAL
MADRID / PORTUGAL )
CR7 is top highest paid soccer players in the
world. He was born 5 February 1985 and passed
his childhood at Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça,
Funchal, Portugal. He signed a gigantic money
deal agreement with world’s richest football club
name Real Madrid. CR7 earn $53 million for
his exceptional play on the field. Thanks to
his outstanding relationship with Nike,
Herbalife, Clear, and Tag Heuer among others.
He also gets $29 million from endorsement
money.
Millions of players globally who play soccer, and
those who kick the ball in the big leagues are
celebrities with massive fanbases and
lucrative sponsorship deals. English
Premier soccer league is the highest paying
for soccer players on the continent and biggest
earner of sponsorship revenue among football
leagues world wide.
Source : Listlar