The battle of the greens between Ronaldo and Messi continues. The football magazine France Football has published a list of the highest earners in the 2016/17 season, where the two best footballers of the last decade reign supreme. We will publish below who pocketed more, as well as which coach made the most of his personal account.
Professional football magazine France Football she revealed what they were the highest earners among football players in the 2016/17 season. Of course, the battle for the top took place again between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as it turned out, it pays to move to China. In the mentioned amounts, France Football took into account, in addition to the salary, bonuses and income from advertising for the 2016/17 season.
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More was pocketed by the Portuguese, who earned money in the 2016/17 season 87.5 million euros, while Messi scored 76.5 million euros. The Argentine is followed by his teammate Neymar, which received 55.5 million euros. The fourth highest paid footballer in the world is Ronaldo's teammate Gareth Bale. The Welshman blew 41 million. The top five is rounded off by Messi's compatriot Ezequiel Lavezzi, who plays for China's Hebei Fortune and earned 28.5 million euros, which is half a million more than the coach was paid for his work Jose Mourinho (Manchester United).
Gallery - the highest earners among football players and football coaches in the 2016/17 season:
More information:
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