See The 10 Highest-Paid Footballers

Football players are among the richest people in the world, and some of them earn extremely large amounts of money.

10. Luis Suarez
Country: Uruguay
Club: Barcelona
Earnings: $19.9 million

Source: Reuters

9. Sergio Aguero
Country: Argentina
Club: Manchester City
Earnings: $25.3 million

8. James Rodriguez
Country: Colombia
Club: Real Madrid
Earnings: $25.4 million

Source: Reuters

7. Wayne Rooney
Country: England
Club: Manchester United
Earnings: $25.8 million

6. Radamel Falcao
Country: Colombia
Club: Manchester United
Earnings: $31 million

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5. Neymar
Country: Brazil
Club: Barcelona
Earnings: $31.7 million

4. Gareth Bale
Country: Wales
Club: Real Madrid
Earnings: $34.9 million

3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Country: Sweden
Club: PSG
Earnings: $41.8 million

2. Lionel Messi
Country: Argentina
Club: Barcelona
Earnings:  $70.5 million

1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Country: Portugal
Club: Real Madrid
Earnings: $79 million