Lionel Messi has broken another record. The player from the Argentine national team and "Barcelona" club once again took the top spot on the list of the world's richest footballers, earning 65 million euros per year.
This is a record amount over the past 17 years, when the list of "Star Salaries" is compiled and published by the editorial staff of "France Football" (France).
In the last seven years, L. Messi has taken the first place for the fifth time.
The Barcelona star surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo by more than 10 million euros for the first time. The player from the Portuguese national team and "Real Madrid" earned "only" 54 million euros per year. Although C. Ronaldo's income increased by 15 million euros over the last year, the fastest rising Messi was unable to catch up with the rapidly increasing L. Messi, the best footballer in the world in 2014.
TOP 20 highest paid footballers in the world:
1. Lionel Messi ("Barcelona"): 65 million euros
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid): 54
3. Neymar ("Barcelona"): 36.5
4. Thiago Silva (Paris-Saint Germain): 27.5
5. Robin Van Persie (Manchester United): 25.6
6. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid): 23.8
7. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United): 22.5
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris-Saint Germain): 21.5
9. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City): 21.2
10. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich): 20.2
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TOP 20 highest paid coaches:
1. José Mourinho (Chelsea): 18 million euros
2. Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid): 15.5
3. Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich): 15.2
4. Arsène Wenger (Arsenal): 11.3
5. Louis van Gaal (Manchester United): 10
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