Top 10 Richest Footballers Of the World – 2012

Soccer/football and money we recently posted about the top 10 richest cricketers of the world- 2012, and now it’s the time to reveal the richest players of football. take a look on the most happening list of the players you all love. the following are the top 10 highest paid footballers of 2012:

1. David Beckham

Net worth: $219 million

Club: Los Angeles Galaxy

David Beckham, a name enough to describe this icon, has recently signed a deal wit adidas and with Samsung. he is doing ads for top fashion companies and enjoying a salary which is probably the highest in the MLS right now.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

Net worth: $160 million

Club: Real Madrid

the popularity of this guy can be seen by his Twitter, having 3 Million followers and 26 Million on Facebook(I m one of them Smile ). His major sponsors are Nike, Armani, Coca-Cola and Castrol. this extremely hot hunk has the ability to become a brand ambassador of any sports brand and is making money with it too.

3. Lionel Messi

Net worth:

$110 million

Club: Barcelona

Messi, the World’s best footballer according to current statistics is now sponsored by Konami, AudemarsPiquet, Chery, AirEuropa, PepsiCo and Adidas.

4. Ricardo Kaka

Net worth: $100 million

Club: Real Madrid

he was keen enough to sign a contract with EA Games, selling around 100 million units of the game FIFA 2011, for his presence on the package cover and, of course, thanks to his huge salary from Real Madrid and he has been noticed greatly in many advertisements, thus making a considerable amount of money with that too.

5. Ronaldinho

Net worth: $90 million

Club: Flamengo

A name that every football lover cherish, is Ronaldinho. he had been considered as the best footballer consecutively for two years and is making a great deal. his rank in the list is 5th with $ 90 Million of wealth.

6. Thierry Henry

Net worth: $60 million

Club: New York Red Bulls

Henry enjoys a great market value, and his partnership with Gillette started during the late 2010 has turned out to be great in two years.

7. Wayne Rooney

Net worth: $59 million

Club: Manchester United

His current sponsors are Nike and Electronic Arts, and, the deal at Old Trafford, for around $8 million a year, will last at least 5 more years.

8. Frank Lampard

Net worth: $43 million

Club: Chelsea

he enjoys being the Britain’s highest paid sportsmen but he also has a couple of endorsements that make his total earnings simply huge

9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Net worth: $60 million

Club: AC Milan

He enjoys the fame and reputation as one of the richest and best footballers of the world. His salary at the Italian club still keeps him among the first ten in the world.

10. Samuel Eto’o

Net worth: $40 million

Club: FC Anzhi Makhachkala

making the entire Africa proud, Samual is ruling the hearts of many of his Fans,he has had won the “African Player of the Year” award four times, and has now added Puma and Ford to his list of sponsors.

hope you liked the effort,

wishes,