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Sat May 25 17:41:46 SAST 2013

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Soccer's top-earning players

Sport staff | 07 November, 2011 20:352 Comments
Germany v Argentina - International Friendly
Lionel Messi of Argentina is seen with the ball during the international friendly against Germany at Commerzbank-Arena on August 15, 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Image by: Thomas Niedermueller / Bongarts/Getty Images

The top 10 earning players in world football in 2012, factoring in their sponsorship revenues

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1. David Beckham - R387-million ($46-million)

2. Cristiano Ronaldo - R353-million ($42-million)

3. Lionel Messi - R328-million ($39-million)

4. Wayne Rooney - R202-million ($24-million)

5. Kaka - R176-million ($21-million)

6. John Terry - R151-million ($18-million)

7. Yaya Toure - R151-million ($18-million)

8. Fernando Torres - R143-million ($17-million)

9. Frank Lampard - R134-million ($16-million)

10. Steven Gerrard - R134-million ($16-million)

As appears on Forbes.com

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spencerc777

Posted 329 days ago
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Disgusting! I have long since stopped watching football for this very reason - it's big business now - no more competition, just buy them out!

supersportlive

Posted 173 days ago
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Interesting! The best is not the most profitable .
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