Another chance to see just how much these galactico superstars are minting it. France Football has put together a new football rich list, assessing both players' salaries and the money accrued through commercial endorsements.
Sean St. Leger has to make do with eleventh place (we're assuming, they've only given us the top ten) as the top two spots are occupied by the usual suspects.
Yes unsurprisingly, the mighty two-headed debating topic known as MessiorRonaldo fill out the top two positions. Messi is comfortably out in front, earning €65 million in 2014, with his club salary accounting for €35.2 million of this.
Ronaldo, in what will no doubt count as a stinging personal defeat for him, brought in an underwhelming €53.8 million last year.
The gap between the big two and the rest is almost Scottish football like (although this is obviously a dated reference) with Neymar traipsing in in a distant third, earning a mere €36.3 million.
Robin Van Persie continues to be the highest paid Premier League footballer, whose tally of €25.5 million is enough to land him in fifth place and eke out Gareth Bale (€23.7) and Wayne Rooney (€22.4 million).
Ibrahimovic, not even the highest paid player at Paris St. Germain, comes in at no.8, taking home €21.5 million.
1. Lionel Messi - €65 million
2. Cristianio Ronaldo - €53.8 million
3. Neymar - €36.3 million
4. Thiago Silva - €27.4 million
5. Robin Van Persie - €25.5 million
6. Gareth Bale - €23.7 million
7. Wayne Rooney - €22.4 million
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - €21.5 million
9. Sergio Aguero - €21.1 million
10. Robert Lewandowski - €20 million
