Highly respected French magazine France Football have released their annual list today of “The wages of the stars.”

According to France Football, there is “still no recession in world football” with the leading trio this year (Lionel Messi, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo) generating more income than the top three two years ago.

In addition, the earnings of the top 20 mark a new record for France Football.

It is important to note that the list notes combines salaries and commercial earnings, which explains David Beckham’s position in second.

Top 20 highest paid football players:

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) €33m (per annum)
2. David Beckham (LA Galaxy) €31.5m
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) €29.2m
4. Samuel Eto’o (Anzhi Makhachkala) €23.3m
5. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) €20.6m
6. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) €18.8m
7. Yaya Toure (Manchester City) €17.6m
8. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) €16.7m
9. Kaka (Real Madrid) €15.5m
10. Phillip Lahm (Bayern Munich) €14.3m
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) €14m
12. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) €13.9m
13. Neymar (Santos) €13.8m
14. Nicolas Anelka (Shanghai Shenhua) €13m
15. Frank Lamaprd (Chelsea) €12.9m
16. David Silva (Manchester City) €12.8m
17. Drogba (Chelsea) €12.6m
18. Dario Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande) €12.5m
19. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) €11.7m,
20. Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) €11.6m

Top 10 highest paid football managers

1. Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid) €14.8m
2. Carlo Ancelotti (PSG) €13.5m
3. Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) €9.5m
4. Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) €9m
5. Guus Hiddink (Anzhi Makhachkala) €8.6m
6. Fabio Capello (England, formerly) €8.5m
7. Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) €8m,
8. Dick Advocaat (Russia) €7m
9. Jose Antonio Camacho (China) €6.1m
10. Roberto Mancini (Manchester City) €5.9m

Source: 101greatgoals.com

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