Portuguese marketing agency Futebol Finance has published a list of the top 50 footballer's salaries this season and the results are genuinely eye-opening.
It's no real surprise that Cristiano Ronaldo is officially the highest paid footballer in the world , but something of a shock to realise there are 19 players pulling in a bigger salary than Wayne Rooney.
The financial muscle of Manchester City is laid bare by the presence of no less than six of their recent signings on the list (seven if you include Patrick Vieira, who was still at Inter Milan when the survey was put together).
Chelsea are the Premier League's biggest payers though, with seven players in the Top 50.
Manchester United are represented by four players, Liverpool two and Arsenal just the one (Andrey Arshavin, laughing - quite literally - all the way to the bank).
The full list is as follows.
Futebol Finance's 50 highest paid players in world football
1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £11.3million)
2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona, £10.4million)
3 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, £9.1million)
4 Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale, £9.1million)
5 Kaka (Real Madrid, £8.7million)
6 Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City, £7.4million)
7 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, £7.4million)
8 Carlos Tevez (Manchester City, £7million)
9 John Terry (Chelsea, £6.5million)
10 Frank Lampard (Chelsea, £6.5million)
11 Thierry Henry (Barcelona, £6.5million)
12 Xavi (Barcelona, £6.5million)
13 Ronaldinho (AC Milan, £6.5million)
14 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, £6.5million)
15 Daniel Alves (Barcelona, £6.1million)
16 Michael Ballack (Chelsea, £5.6million)
17 Raul (Real Madrid, £5.6million)
18 Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United, £5.6million)
19 Kolo Toure (Manchester City, £5.6million)
20 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, £5.2million)
21 Robinho (Manchester City, £5.2million)
22 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, £5.2million)
23 Victor Valdez (Barcelona, £5.2million)
24 Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla, £5.2million)
25 Deco (Chelsea, £5.2million)
26 Didier Drogba (Chelsea, £4.8million)
27 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, £4.8million)
28 Francesco Totti (Roma, £4.8million)
29 Luca Toni (Roma, £4.8million)
30 David Villa (Valencia, £4.8million)
31 Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich, £4.8million)
32 Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich, £4.8million)
33 Ashley Cole (Chelsea, £4.8million)
34 Fernando Torres (Liverpool, £4.8million)
35 Gareth Barry (Manchester City, £4.8million)
36 Patrick Vieira (Internazionale, £4.8million)
37 Charles Puyol (Barcelona, £4.3million)
38 Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, £4.3million)
39 Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, £4.3million)
40 Andreas Pirlo (AC Milan, £4.3million)
41 Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich, £4.3million)
42 Frank Ribery (Bayern Munich, £4.3million)
43 David Beckham (AC Milan, £4.3million)
44 Wayne Bridge (Manchester City, £4.3million)
45 Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid, £4.3million)
46 Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United £4.1million)
47 Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal, £4.1million)
48 Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea, £4.1million)
49 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United £4.1million)
50 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, £4.1million)
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Hapa sasa ndo napoonaga wazungu wana upungufu wa akili kichwani.
Kuna mchezaji anaitwa Ronaldo de Assis Moreirra, huyu muheshimiwa ni noma.
Ana akili ya mpira, ana skills, ana spidi, ana msaada kwa timu, anafunga, anatengeneza, anasherehesha mpk wachunguzi wa maswala ya soka walisema kama mpira ungekuwa unaongea basi kila mara ungeomba upelekwe kwa huyu mtu.
Huyu mtu FIFA wanataka wabandike picha zake kwenye kila mpira unaochezewa ktk ligi zinazotambuliwa na shirikisho hilo ulimwenguni kote.
Pia kuna mamilioni ya watu Duniani ukiwemo wewe unaesoma thread hii mko tayari kwenda kumuabudu kama akiamua kuanzisha Dini.
Sasa eti leo hii anabeba 6.5m halafu jitu kama Adebayol linachukua 7.4m...kha?
Acha kukurupukaaaa...
Juzi Academia walikuwepo sun cirro, vp sheikh mbona hukutupa ripoti?
Au ulikuwa kwenye Eda?
Hapa sasa ndo napoonaga wazungu wana upungufu wa akili kichwani.
Sasa eti leo hii anabeba 6.5m halafu jitu kama Adebayol linachukua 7.4m...kha?
kaka kuna kitu inaitwa team sport you can be as clever as jamal o'moon au dribbler like mike bibby lakini what they are looking for ni basic skills wenzetu.
Hao wote ni watu ambao wanashaini kutokana na umuhimu wanaopewa na makocha Ronaldo doesnt have the same priveledge ya kuomba mpira anapoutaka yeye tena kama alivyokua Man U. Look at Roonery now if he is not voted the best in europe msimu huu.
Striker anaangaliwa on what he can deliver na ligi za mpira zipo tofauti huyo jamaa unae mpamba anaweza kwenda ligi nyingine akachemsha. Look at robinho sasa amerudi brazil ana namba tena Man City hawa jamaa hawamjui hata belamy huko brazil. Hila Robinhio akuwa na pace ya ku mudu premiership kuna sababu chungu mtele understand your sports first and how it is played.
Kila ligi inadizaini yake ambayo mchezaji anaweza mfano UK chenga tupu utakaa ubao mjomba.
Hapa sasa ndo napoonaga wazungu wana upungufu wa akili kichwani.
Kuna mchezaji anaitwa Ronaldo de Assis Moreirra, huyu muheshimiwa ni noma.
Ana akili ya mpira, ana skills, ana spidi, ana msaada kwa timu, anafunga, anatengeneza, anasherehesha mpk wachunguzi wa maswala ya soka walisema kama mpira ungekuwa unaongea basi kila mara ungeomba upelekwe kwa huyu mtu.
Huyu mtu FIFA wanataka wabandike picha zake kwenye kila mpira unaochezewa ktk ligi zinazotambuliwa na shirikisho hilo ulimwenguni kote.
Pia kuna mamilioni ya watu Duniani ukiwemo wewe unaesoma thread hii mko tayari kwenda kumuabudu kama akiamua kuanzisha Dini.
Sasa eti leo hii anabeba 6.5m halafu jitu kama Adebayol linachukua 7.4m...kha?
Hapa sasa ndo napoonaga wazungu wana upungufu wa akili kichwani.
Kuna mchezaji anaitwa Ronaldo de Assis Moreirra, huyu muheshimiwa ni noma.
Ana akili ya mpira, ana skills, ana spidi, ana msaada kwa timu, anafunga, anatengeneza, anasherehesha mpk wachunguzi wa maswala ya soka walisema kama mpira ungekuwa unaongea basi kila mara ungeomba upelekwe kwa huyu mtu.
Huyu mtu FIFA wanataka wabandike picha zake kwenye kila mpira unaochezewa ktk ligi zinazotambuliwa na shirikisho hilo ulimwenguni kote.
Pia kuna mamilioni ya watu Duniani ukiwemo wewe unaesoma thread hii mko tayari kwenda kumuabudu kama akiamua kuanzisha Dini.
Sasa eti leo hii anabeba 6.5m halafu jitu kama Adebayol linachukua 7.4m...kha?
Hilo Adebayol eti linakamatia nafasi ya 6, wakati halijawahi kubeba world cup, premiership, FA wala Carling...na halijawahi kupewa tuzo ya mwanasoka bora wa Dunia.
Sasa huyu Muheshimiwa yeye kabeba world cup, chmps league, La Liga, kombe la mfalme, na pia keshawahi kuwa mwanasoka bora wa Dunia....
yaani tofauti ya Adebayol na huyu Muheshimiwa ni ya mbali saaana.
Ni sawa na Mbingu na Ardhi.
Portuguese marketing agency Futebol Finance has published a list of the top 50 footballer's salaries this season and the results are genuinely eye-opening.
It's no real surprise that Cristiano Ronaldo is officially the highest paid footballer in the world , but something of a shock to realise there are 19 players pulling in a bigger salary than Wayne Rooney.
The financial muscle of Manchester City is laid bare by the presence of no less than six of their recent signings on the list (seven if you include Patrick Vieira, who was still at Inter Milan when the survey was put together).
Chelsea are the Premier League's biggest payers though, with seven players in the Top 50.
Manchester United are represented by four players, Liverpool two and Arsenal just the one (Andrey Arshavin, laughing - quite literally - all the way to the bank).
The full list is as follows.
Futebol Finance's 50 highest paid players in world football
1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £11.3million)
2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona, £10.4million)
3 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, £9.1million)
4 Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale, £9.1million)
5 Kaka (Real Madrid, £8.7million)
6 Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City, £7.4million)
7 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, £7.4million)
8 Carlos Tevez (Manchester City, £7million)
9 John Terry (Chelsea, £6.5million)
10 Frank Lampard (Chelsea, £6.5million)
11 Thierry Henry (Barcelona, £6.5million)
12 Xavi (Barcelona, £6.5million)
13 Ronaldinho (AC Milan, £6.5million)
14 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, £6.5million)
15 Daniel Alves (Barcelona, £6.1million)
16 Michael Ballack (Chelsea, £5.6million)
17 Raul (Real Madrid, £5.6million)
18 Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United, £5.6million)
19 Kolo Toure (Manchester City, £5.6million)
20 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, £5.2million)
21 Robinho (Manchester City, £5.2million)
22 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, £5.2million)
23 Victor Valdez (Barcelona, £5.2million)
24 Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla, £5.2million)
25 Deco (Chelsea, £5.2million)
26 Didier Drogba (Chelsea, £4.8million)
27 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, £4.8million)
28 Francesco Totti (Roma, £4.8million)
29 Luca Toni (Roma, £4.8million)
30 David Villa (Valencia, £4.8million)
31 Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich, £4.8million)
32 Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich, £4.8million)
33 Ashley Cole (Chelsea, £4.8million)
34 Fernando Torres (Liverpool, £4.8million)
35 Gareth Barry (Manchester City, £4.8million)
36 Patrick Vieira (Internazionale, £4.8million)
37 Charles Puyol (Barcelona, £4.3million)
38 Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, £4.3million)
39 Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, £4.3million)
40 Andreas Pirlo (AC Milan, £4.3million)
41 Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich, £4.3million)
42 Frank Ribery (Bayern Munich, £4.3million)
43 David Beckham (AC Milan, £4.3million)
44 Wayne Bridge (Manchester City, £4.3million)
45 Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid, £4.3million)
46 Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United £4.1million)
47 Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal, £4.1million)
48 Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea, £4.1million)
49 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United £4.1million)
50 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, £4.1million)
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Pia kuna mamilioni ya watu Duniani ukiwemo wewe unaesoma thread hii mko tayari kwenda kumuabudu kama akiamua kuanzisha Dini.
hii mishahara mikubwa wangetoa kwa wale watu wanaofanya shughuli ya ukweli uwanjani kwa lugha nyingine mafighter sio watoe kwa wale wenye majina makubwa eti kwa sababu wanafaa kutangazika kibiashara kwa maslahi ya klabu.
mtu kama wayne rooney angeongoza akifuatiwa na lionel messi,xavi,iniesta,ronaldinho,steven gerrard,anelka,del piero,totti,robben,puyol,rio,lampard,terry,a.cole,ribbery,pirlo,zlatan,aguero,nesta,cassilas,buffon
hiyo ndiyo listi yangu
Hapa sasa ndo napoonaga wazungu wana upungufu wa akili kichwani.
Kuna mchezaji anaitwa Ronaldo de Assis Moreirra, huyu muheshimiwa ni noma.
Ana akili ya mpira, ana skills, ana spidi, ana msaada kwa timu, anafunga, anatengeneza, anasherehesha mpk wachunguzi wa maswala ya soka walisema kama mpira ungekuwa unaongea basi kila mara ungeomba upelekwe kwa huyu mtu.
Huyu mtu FIFA wanataka wabandike picha zake kwenye kila mpira unaochezewa ktk ligi zinazotambuliwa na shirikisho hilo ulimwenguni kote.
Pia kuna mamilioni ya watu Duniani ukiwemo wewe unaesoma thread hii mko tayari kwenda kumuabudu kama akiamua kuanzisha Dini.
Sasa eti leo hii anabeba 6.5m halafu jitu kama Adebayol linachukua 7.4m...kha?