List of 50 Richest footballers in the world

David Beckham topped the list of the 50 richest players in the world with a net worth of £175m. Beckham currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and is donating his salary to a local children's charity.

Next on the list is Barcelona striker, Lionel Messi with a net worth of £115.5m. However, Messi is rated as the highest paid footballer with an estimated sum of £100,000 per day.

See list below....

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

11. Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls) – £41m

12. Michael Owen (Stoke City) – £40.5m

13. Raul (Al Sadd) – £38m

14. David Villa (Barcelona) – £37m

15. Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) – £35.5m

16. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) – £34.5m

17. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) – £33m

18. Robbie Fowler (Unattached) – £32.5m

19. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) – £32m

20. Robinho (AC Milan) – £31m

21. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) – £30m

22. Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) – £29m

23. John Terry (Chelsea) – £27.5m

24. Didier Drogba (Galatasaray) – £25m

25. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) – £25m

26. Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray) – £22m

27. Nicolas Anelka (Juventus – loan) – £21.5m

28. Alessandro Del Piero (Sydney FC) – £21m

29. Miroslav Klose (Lazio) – £20.5m

30. Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) – £20.5m

31. Francesco Totti (Roma) – £20.5m

32. Petr Cech (Chelsea) – £20m

33. Neymar (Santos) – £20m

34. Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) – £20m

35. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) – £20m

36. Joe Cole (West Ham United) – £19.5m

37. Andrea Pirlo (Juventus) – £19.5m

38. Paul Scholes (Manchester United) – £19m

39. Damien Duff (Fulham) – £18.5m

40. Park Ji-Sung (QPR) – £18m

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