The World's Highest-Paid Football Players in 2014

15.David Silva-$16 million
Age: 28
Playing Position: Midfielder
Team: Manchester City
Country: Spain
Salary: $15 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Earnings: $16 million
Major Sponsor: Adidas


14.Steven Gerrard-$17 million
Age: 34
Playing Position: Midfielder
Team: Liverpool
Country: England
Salary: $13 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Earnings: $17 million
Major Sponsors: Adidas, Lucozade, Mars

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13.Franck Ribery-$18 million
Age: 31
Playing Position: Midfielder
Team:Bayern Munich
Country: France
Salary: $17 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Earnings: $18 million
Major Sponsor: Nike


12.Robin Van Persie-$19 million
Age: 30
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Manchester United
Country: Netherlands
Salary: $16 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Earnings: $19 million
Major Sponsors: Adidas, Pepsi


11.Fernando Torres-$20 million
Age: 30
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Chelsea
Country: Spain
Salary: $17 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Earnings: $20 million
Major Sponsors: Adidas, Pepsi


10.Sergio Aguero-$21 million
Age: 25
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Manchester City
Country: Argentina
Salary: $17 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Earnings: $21 million
Major Sponsors: Puma, Pepsi, Gillette
9.Yaya Toure-$21 million
Age: 31
Playing Position: Midfielder
Team: Manchester City
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Salary: $18 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Earnings: $21 million
Major Sponsor: Puma


8.Luis Suarez-$22 million
Age: 27
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Liverpool
Country: Uruguay
Salary: $18 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Earnings: $22 million
Major Sponsors: Adidas, Pepsi, Abitab


7.Wayne Rooney-$22 million
Age: 28
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Manchester United
Country: England
Salary: $18 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Earnings: $22 million
Major Sponsors: Nike, Samsung, Harper Collins


6.Gareth Bale-$24 million
Age: 24
Playing Position: Midfielder
Team: Real Madrid
Country: Wales
Salary: $15 million
Endorsements: $9 million
Earnings: $24 million
Major Sponsors: Adidas, EA Sports, Lucozade

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5.Radamel Falcao-$26 million
Age: 28
Playing Position: Forward
Team: AS Monaco
Country: Colombia
Salary: $23 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Earnings: $26 million
Major Sponsors: Puma, Samsung, Gillette


4.Neymar Jr-$28 million

Age: 22
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Barcelona
Country: Brazil
Salary: $12 million
Endorsements: $16 million
Earnings: $28 million
Major Sponsors: Nike, Castrol, Panasonic, L'Oreal, Volkswagen


3.Zlatan Ibrahimovic- $34 million
Age: 32
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Paris Saint-Germain
Country: Sweden
Salary: $30 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Earnings: $34 million
Major Sponsors: Nike, Volvo


2.Cristiano Ronaldo-$73 million
Age: 29
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Real Madrid
Country: Portugal
Salary: $49 million
Endorsements: $24 million
Earnings: $73 million
Major Sponsors: Nike, Samsung, Tag Heuer, Fly Emirates, Herbalife


1.Lionel Messi- $73 million
Age: 26
Playing Position: Forward
Team: Barcelona
Country: Argentina
Salary: $50 million
Endorsements: $23 million
Earnings: $73 million
Major Sponsors: Adidas, Samsung, Pepsi, Turkish Airlines, Herbalife