Amar Singh, the managing editor of Goal Europe said: "The world's top footballers can no longer be regarded as just athletes - they are major international brands and David Beckham is the biggest brand of them all. Our findings show just how much wealth footballers are able to accumulate by leveraging this."
Beckham earned £15m from his off-field commercial interests in 2012. Messi earns an estimated £100,000 a day. The 50 richest footballers together made £1.728 billion - which is higher than the GDP of countries like Maldives and Seychelles.
The Top 10 earners are:
1. David Beckham - £175m
2. Lionel Messi - £115.5m
3. Cristiano Ronaldo - £112m
4. Kaka - £66.5m
5. Ronaldinho - £63m
6. Samuel Eto'o - £52m
7. Wayne Rooney - £50m
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - £47m
9. Rivaldo - £45.5m
10. Rio Ferdinand - £42m
Beckham earned £15m from his off-field commercial interests in 2012. Messi earns an estimated £100,000 a day. The 50 richest footballers together made £1.728 billion - which is higher than the GDP of countries like Maldives and Seychelles.
The Top 10 earners are:
1. David Beckham - £175m
2. Lionel Messi - £115.5m
3. Cristiano Ronaldo - £112m
4. Kaka - £66.5m
5. Ronaldinho - £63m
6. Samuel Eto'o - £52m
7. Wayne Rooney - £50m
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - £47m
9. Rivaldo - £45.5m
10. Rio Ferdinand - £42m
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