Soccer now creates huge amounts of income through out the world but it is no surprise where the top earners are. English, Spanish, Italian, French and German leagues are the powerhouses in world soccer and that is shown in the list below of the players that earn the big bucks. What is a surprise is that the English league is not as dominate as one would think. This is mainly due to the economic downturn in the pound compared to the Euro, but maybe this is a sign of the times to come in the shifting of power again in the big leagues. The top man in the earners is Zlatan Ibrahimovic with just over 11.5 million dollars a year. But the surprising player who is down in 8th position on 8.7 million dollars a year is world footballer of the year Cristiano Ronaldo.
Top Earner Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic
1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic Internazionale 750.000 euros per month (9.000.000 per annum)
Ricardo Kaka AC Milan 750,000 (9.000,000)
3. Lionel Messi FC Barcelona 700.000 (8,400,000)
4 John Terry Chelsea 631,182 (7,574,179)
Frank Lampard Chelsea 631,182 (7.574.179)
6. Thierry Henry FC Barcelona 625,000 (7.500.000)
Samuel Eto´o FC Barcelona 625,000 (7,500,000)
8 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 563,555 (6,762,660)
9 Ronadinho Gaucho AC Milan 541,667 (6,500,000
Andrei Shevchenko AC Milan 541,667 (6,500,000
11. Michael Ballack Chelsea 541,013 (6,492,154
Steven Gerrard Liverpool 541,013 (6,492,154
Rio Ferdinand Manchester United 541,013 (6,492,154
14 Raul Gonzalez Real Madrid 533,333 (6,400,000
Ruud Van Nistelrooy Real Madrid 533,333 (6,400,000
16 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 500,000 (6,000,000
Frederic Kanouté Sevilha FC 500,000 (6,000,000
18 Wayne Rooney Manchester United 495,928 (5,951,141
Michael Owen Newcastle United 495,928 (5,951,141
20 Fabio Cannavaro Real Madrid 483.333 (5,800,000
21 Robinho Manchester City 473,386 (5,680,634
22 Francesco Totti AS Roma 458,333 (5,500,000
Luca Toni Bayern Munique 458,333 (5,500,000
24 Arjen Robben Real Madrid 455,000 (5,460,000
25 Ashley Cole Chelsea 450,844 (5,410,128
Deco Chelsea 450,844 (5,410,128
Fernando Torres Liverpool 450,844 (5,410,128
28 Carlos Tevez Manchester United 428,302 (5,139,622
29 Adriano Internazionale 416.667 (5,000,000
Patrick Vieira Internazionale 416.667 (5,000,000
Charles Puyol FC Barcelona 416.667 (5,000,000
Andres Iniesta FC Barcelona 416.667 (5,000,000
Xavi FC Barcelona 416,667 (5,000,000
Sergio Aguero Atletico Madrid 416,667 (5,000,000
Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 416,667 (5,000,000
Willy Sagnol Bayern Munique 416,667 (5,000,000 (Retired)
37 Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United 405,760 (4,869,115)
Andrei Arshavin Arsenal 405,760 (4,869,115)
Didier Drogba Chelsea 405,760 (4,869,115)
Nicolas Anelka Chelsea 405,760 (4,869,115)
Paul Scholes Manchester United 405,760 (4,869,115)
42 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 400,000 (4,800,000)
Karim Benzema Olympique Lyon 400,000 (4,800,000)
Lúcio Bayern Munique 400,000 (4,800,000)
Frank Ribery Bayern Munique 400,000 (4,800,000)
46 Joe Cole Chelsea 383,217 (4,598,609)
Ryan Giggs Manchester United 383,217 (4,598,609)
Xabi Alonso Liverpool 383,217 (4,598,609)
Jamie Carragher Liverpool 383,217 (4,598,609)
50 David Beckham AC Milan 375,000 (4,500,000)
Juninho Pernanbucano Olympique Lyon 375,000 (4,500,000)
Sidney Govou Olympique Lyon 375,000 (4,500,000)
David Trezeguet Juventus 375,000 (4.500,000)
