Football is the most popular sport on earth. Every people gather on different country under one stadium.  Because of its 250 million worldwide viewership, the famous soccer players get huge attention from the crowd especially from the football fans besides their extremely high yearly income. The clubs and national teams pay their players huge amount of salary as they also earn big bucks from the jersey sponsorships and television rights fees. Elite soccer players of various famous clubs also boost their yearly income besides their salary from the national teams and the clubs, with their huge endorsements and advertisement fees from megabrands. Recent FIFA 2014 World Cup has proved itself as one of the best platforms for the players to get a huge contract for the advertisements of various brands such as Nike, Adidas, Pepsi, Volvo and various other companies. And here is the list of Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015.

TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID SOCCER PLAYERS 2015

1. CRISTIANO RONALDO

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Portuguese national soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo is widely known as the CR7 and currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish Liga BBVA. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, CR7 earns a total of $73 million per year out of which $49 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $24 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are Nike, Samsung, Tag Heuer, Fly Emirates and Herbalife for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. He is currently in a contract with Spanish club Real Madrid for 5 years with a net worth of $206 million. Ronaldo also launched his own brand of underwear labeled CR7 last year which further boosts his net income per year. He is not merely the highest paid soccer player but is also one of the highest paid athletes in the world.

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2. LIONEL MESSI

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Argentine national soccer player Lionel Andrés Messi is widely known as the Leo Messiand currently plays for Barcelona in the Spanish Liga BBVA. According to the recent years/ salary statistics, Messi earns a total of $65 million per year out of which $42 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $23 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are Adidas, Samsung, Pepsi, Turkish Airlines and Herbalife for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. He won the FIFA Ballon d’Or for a record consecutive four times. One of his major sponsors, Adidas, launched his signature shoe last year before the recent FIFA World Cup. Last year he had orders to pay $6.5 million tax by the Spanish tax authority.

3. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Swedish national soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic is well known for his bicycle kick and currently plays for the Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Ibrahimovic earns a total of $34 million per year out of which $30 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $4 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are Nike and Volvo for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. He is the first player over 20 years in the French league to score 30 goals as the league top scorer. Nonetheless, his efforts were not quite successful for his country as the Swedish team didn’t qualify for the recent 2014 FIFA World Cup.

4. NEYMAR JR.

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Brazilian national soccer player Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior is widely known just asNeymar and currently plays for Barcelona in the Spanish Liga BBVA. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Neymar Jr. earns a total of $28 million per year out of which $12 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $16 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are Nike, Castrol, Panasonic, L’Oreal and Volkswagen for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. He entered into a contract worth of $124 million with the Spanish club Barcelona in 2013. He received a total of $13 million signing bonus which included in his net transfer fees from Brazilian club Santos.

5. RADAMEL FALCAO

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Colombian national soccer player Radamel Falcao García Zárate is widely known as Falcao García and currently plays for Manchester United on loan from AS Monaco in the English Premier League. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Radamel Falcao earns a total of $26 million per year out of which $23 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $3 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are sports megabrand Puma, as well as Samsung and Gillette, for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. He was also nicknamed El Tigre during his career with Atletico Madrid where he scored 34 goals in 41 caps. He is now in a 5-year contract with the French team AS Monaco.

6. GARETH BALE

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Wales’s national soccer player Gareth Frank Bale is widely known just as Gareth Bale and currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish Liga BBVA. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Gareth Bale earns a total of $24 million per year out of which $15 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $9 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are sports megabrand Adidas, EA Sports and Lucozade for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. His recent contract with Spanish club Real Madrid in 2013 pays him up to $456,000 in weekly wages. He also got a transfer fee worth of $118 million from Real Madrid during his transfer from English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur.

7. WAYNE ROONEY

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

England’s national soccer player Wayne Mark Rooney is widely known just as Wayne Rooney and currently plays for Manchester United in the English Premier League. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Wayne Rooney earns a total of $22 million per year out of which $18 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $4 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are sports megabrand Nike, as well as Samsung and Harper Collins, for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. This 10-year veteran of the Manchester United signed a 4 contract with the team in 2013 with a contract fee of $104 million. He is also the fan favorite in terms of jersey sales.

8. SERGIO AGUERO

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Argentine national soccer player Sergio Leonel Agüero Del Castillo is widely known just as Sergio Aguero and currently plays for Manchester City in the English Premier League. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Sergio Aguero earns a total of $21 million per year out of which $17 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $4 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are sports megabrand Puma, as well as Pepsi and Gillette for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. The club already signed his extension till the 2017 football season. Puma made him their highest paid soccer player with an endorsement deal in 2011.

9. YAYA TOURE

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Ivory Coast’s national soccer player Gnégnéri Yaya Touré is widely known just as Yaya Touré and currently plays for Manchester City in the English Premier League. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Yaya Touré earns a total of $21 million per year out of which $18 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $3 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are sports megabrand Puma for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. According to his long-term deal with Puma, clothing and shoes will be donated to underprivileged in West Africa as a charitable component. His recent contract extension with Manchester City earned him a total of $334,000 weekly salary.

10. FERNANDO TORRES

Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players 2015

Spanish national soccer player Fernando José Torres Sanz is widely known just as Fernando Torres and currently plays for the A.C. Milan in the Italian Serie A on loan from the English club Chelsea F.C. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Fernando Torres earns a total of $20 million per year out of which $17 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $3 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are sports megabrand Adidas and Pepsi for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. In 2013, he switched boot sponsors from Nike to Adidas and became a brand face of the company. He was also featured as the front and center of their campaigns for the recent FIFA 2014 World Cup.

Many other amazing football stars such as the legendary Dutchman Robin Van Persie and third runner-up for the 2013 Ballon d’Or Franck Ribery also deserve honorable mention in the list of highest paid soccer players. Van Persie currently gets $16 million salary from Manchester United along with his $3 million endorsements.  Ribery also gets a whopping $17 million salary from Bayern Munich beside his endorsement earnings of $1 million.

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