The captain of the England national team and "Manchester United" team, Wayne Rooney, is the richest athlete in Great Britain among those who are under 30 years old. Including both Brits and athletes now representing British clubs, the unconventional ranking compiled by "The Sunday Times" features W. Rooney at the top. Just in the last year, W. Rooney's bank account increased by 12.8 million euros, and he has earned a total of about 105 million euros. In second place on the list of wealthy athletes are the tennis-playing brothers Andy and Jamie Murray. The Scottish duo has accumulated 74 million euros. However, a lion's share of this sum has been earned by A. Murray in individual competitions. In third place is the golfer Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland (72 million euros), fourth is the Welsh footballer Gareth Bale from Madrid "Real" (43 million euros). Following are foreign stars playing for British football clubs: "Manchester City" Argentine Sergio Aguero (42 million euros), "Manchester City" Spaniard David Silva (40 million euros), "Chelsea" Colombian Radamel Falcao (37 million euros), "Manchester City" Frenchman Samir Nasri (28 million euros), and "Chelsea" Belgian Eden Hazard (23 million euros). Also valued at 23 million euros is boxer Amir Khan's earnings, but this British athlete of Pakistani descent is expected to rise in the list of wealthy athletes as he awaits a bout for the world champion title with Mexican Saul Alvarez in May.
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