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Cristiano Ronaldo Is World's Best Paid Footballer

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cristiano_ronaldo_shopping1The Portuguese consulting firm Futebol Finance released it's third annual list of the 50 biggest salaries for soccer stars.  Cristiano Ronaldo, frequent Anygüey/Guanabee punching bag, tops all futbolistas with a yearly salary of €13 millon, or about  $17.7 million. Keep in mind that these figures do not include any endorsement deals. Right behind him are Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (€12 million/$16.3 million) and Lionel Messi (€10.5 million/$14.3 million). Not surprisingly, teams from Spain's La Liga and the English Premier League shell out the most for their marquee players, with 37 of the top 50 moneymakers earning their keep in these two leagues. The thirteen remaining soccer stars play in Italy's Seria A and Germany's Bundesliga. Check out the top 10: 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid  € 13 million 2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic FC Barcelona € 12 million 3 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona € 10.5 million 4 Samuel Eto´o Internazionale € 10.5 million 5 Ricardo Kaká Real Madrid € 10 million 6 Emmanuel Adebayor Manchester City € 8.5 million 7 Karim Benzema Real Madrid € 8.5 million 8 Carlos Tevez Manchester € 8 million 9 John Terry Chelsea FC € 7.5 million 10 Frank Lampard Chelsea FC € 7.5 million The rest of the list is also available here.

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  • View Fidel Martinez's profile Fidel Martinez February 16, 2010

    Oh, and yes. That picture of Cristiano Ronaldo with his murse-- man purse-- is intentional.

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  • View Oscar the cat's profile Oscar the cat February 16, 2010

    I'm also jealous of his murse. I want one -- to carry around all my coupons in.

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  • View Fidel Martinez's profile Fidel Martinez February 17, 2010

    Man, do I have the perfect gig for you: http://www.liveoffgroupon.com/faq

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  • View Guest's profile Guest May 18, 2010

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  • View Helen's profile Helen April 30, 2012

    I heard that real Madrid president Florentino Perez is planning to raise Cristiano Ronaldo salary for the next season. With Cristiano Ronaldo spectacular achievement during his 3 year with the White squat, it’s about time for them to do so. He surely doesn’t need same day fast personal loans to stay afloat. Until now, Cristiano Ronaldo is becoming every football clubs fantasy. Having him on the team is like adding another 4 extra players on the field. England club such as ManCity, AC Milan, and Chelsea always show their interest on the Portuguese player. For those club, money is not a problem to bring the goal machine to their team.

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