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SOCIETY / PEOPLE
List: Top Ten Richest Football Players in Britain
Date: 2006
Source: Four Four Two magazine
Base: All professional football players resident in UK.
Notes: Two Dutchmen in the top-ten and one Irishman. We assume Wayne Rooney will soon make this list - if he can curb his gambling instincts... Four Four Two magazine also estimated that Chelsea's Jose Mourinho was worth £20m, making him the richest manager on the list. Beckham's weekly wage at Real Madrid was estimated £116,000 while Michael Owen is on an estimated £102,000-a-week deal at Newcastle United.
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2003
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1. David Beckham
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£75m
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2. Dennis Bergkamp
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£37m
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3. Michael Owen
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£30m
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4. Robbie Fowler
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£28m
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5. Sol Campbell
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£26m
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6. Roy Keane
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£25m
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7. Alan Shearer
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£22m
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8. Rio Ferdinand
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£20m
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9. Ryan Giggs
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£20m
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10. Ruud van Nistelrooy
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£20m
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