Top 15 Highest Paid Footballers In The World Announced By Forbes: Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil In 13th & Man United’s Wayne Rooney In 7th

Forbes has released its list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world, and it features 15 superstar footballer. The study added up a player’s salary with their endorsements to reach a final pay figure.

Are you surprised to see any of these names in the list…?

15) Luis Suarez - Pay: $17.3m – (Salary $13.3m, Endorsements $4m)



14) Franck Ribery - Pay: $18.3m – (Salary $16.8m, Endorsements $1.5m)


13) Mesut Ozil - Pay: $18.5m – (Salary $12.5m, Endorsements $6m)


12) Steven Gerrard - Pay: $18.7m – (Salary $13.2m, Endorsements $5.5m)


11) Robin van Persie - Pay: $19.5m – (Salary $16.5m, Endorsements $3m)


10) Fernando Torres - Pay: $21.3m – (Salary $17.8m, Endorsements $3.5m)


9) Yaya Toure - Pay: $21.7m – (Salary $19.2m, Endorsements $2.5m)



8) Sergio Aguero - Pay: $23.3m – (Salary $18.3m, Endorsements $5m)


7) Wayne Rooney - Pay: $23.4m – (Salary $18.4m, Endorsements $5m)


6) Neymar - Pay: $33.6m – (Salary $17.6m, Endorsements $16m)


5) Falcao - Pay: $35.4m – (Salary $32.4m, Endorsements $3m)


4) Gareth Bale - Pay: $36.4m – (Salary $25.4m, Endorsements $11m)


3) Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Pay: $40.4m – (Salary $36.4m, Endorsements $4m)


2) Lionel Messi - Pay: $64.7m – (Salary $41.7m, Endorsements $23m)


1) Cristiano Ronaldo – Pay: $80m – (Salary $52m, Endorsements $28m)