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SOCIETY / PEOPLE
List: Top Ten Earners in World Football (Soccer)
Date: 2008
Source: France Football
Base: All players and managers working in the professional football sector. All figures are estimated.
Notes: David Beckham's earned just shy of £30m in 2008, an increase of £1.28 million over 2007. His basic salary with LA Galaxy was £4.49m with £1.37m in bonuses and off the field earnings were £23.84m, mainly through sponsorship deals with Adidas, Gillette and Giorgio Armani. Luis Felipe Scolari was the leading manager, earning £11.53m in 2008 while at Chelsea (+ pay-off after he was sacked) which put him tenth on the list. Inter Milan manager and football tactician genius Jose Mourinho earned £10.13m.
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Rank
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Person
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Earnings 2008 (£m)
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Country
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1
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David Beckham
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29.6
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England
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2
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Lionel Messi
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26.2
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Argentina
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3
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Ronaldinho
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18.0
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Brazil
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4
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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16.8
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Portugal
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5
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Thierry Henry
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15.6
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France
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6
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Kaká
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13.8
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Brazil
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7
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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12.8
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Sweden
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8
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Wayne Rooney
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12.4
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England
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9
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Frank Lampard
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11.9
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England
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10
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Luis Felipe Scolari
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11.5
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Brazil
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