50 Highest Paid Players in World Football in April 2011

Sport Foot Magazine has come out with their 50 highest paid players in World Football. It is an extremely interesting list as you can see their are may overpaid players playing in the Richest leagues in the World. A lot of veterans and a lot of underperforming players. England highly rates Defenders. The highest ranked Spaniard is Fernando Torres. Shame Dani Alves hasn't cracked the top 50 yet. I have highlighted the Spanish and La Liga players on the list. What do you think?


1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/POR): 12 M€

2- Wayne Rooney (Manchester United/ING): 11,5 M€

3- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/ARG): 11 M€

4- Yaya Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 10,8 M€

5- Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milán/ITA): 10,5 M€

6- Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Múnich/ALE): 9,7 M€

7- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan AC/SUE): 9 M€

7- Kaká (Real Madrid/BRA): 9 M€

7- John Terry (Chelsea/ING): 9 M€

10- Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/TOG): 8,4 M€

11- Franck Ribéry (Bayern Múnich/FRA): 8 M€

12- Fernando Torres (Chelsea/ESP): 7,8 M€

13- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool/ING): 7,6 M€

13- Carlos Tevez (Manchester City/ARG): 7,6 M€

15- Frank Lampard (Chelsea/ING): 7,57 M€

16- Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7,5 M€

17- Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona/ESP): 7 M€

18- Didier Drogba (Chelsea/CMA): 6,5 M€

18- Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United/ING): 6,5 M€

20- Andrea Pirlo (Milan AC/ITA): 6 M€

20- David Villa (FC Barcelona/ESP): 6 M€

20- Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/ESP): 6 M€

20- Frédéric Kanouté (FC Sevilla/MAL): 6 M€

20- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/FRA): 6 M€

20- Gigi Buffon (Juventus/ITA): 6 M€

26- Patrick Vieira (Manchester City/FRA): 5,72 M€

27- Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milán/HOL): 5,5 M€

27- Garreth Barry (Manchester City/ING): 5,5 M€

27- Arjen Robben (Bayern Múnich/HOL): 5,5 M€

30- Asley Cole (Chelsea/ING): 5,41 M€

31- Joe Cole (Liverpool/ING): 5,2 M€

32- Diego Milito (Inter Milán/ARG): 5 M€

32- David Silva (Manchester City/ESP): 5 M€

32- Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona/ESP): 5 M€
32- Kolo Touré (Manchester City/CMA): 5 M€

32- Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid/ARG): 5 M€

37- Francesco Totti (Roma/ITA): 4,9 M€

38- Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United/BUL): 4,87 M€

39- Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal/RUS): 4,87 M€

40- Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea/FRA): 4,8 M€

40- Yoann Gourcuff (Lyon/FRA): 4,8 M€

40- Paul Scholes (Manchester United/ING): 4,8 M€

42- Daniele de Rossi (Roma/ITA): 4,6 M€

42- Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid/ESP): 4,6 M€

42- Jamie Carragher (Liverpool/ING): 4,6 M€

42- Ryan Giggs (Manchester United/GAL): 4,6 M€

47- Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/BRA): 4,5 M€

47- Diego Forlan (Atlético Madrid/URU): 4,5 M€

47- Alessandro Nesta (Milan/ITA): 4,5 M€

47- Gabriel Heinze (Marseilla/ARG): 4,5 M€