David Beckham has slipped to second place in football’s rich list with estimated earnings of £27.3m. His place is taken by Barcelona’s Lionel Messi with earnings of £29.6m. Five of the players in the top ten play for Spanish clubs, three for Barcelona and two for Real Madrid. Two play for Italian clubs and two for English clubs: Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez is 7th and Chelsea’s Frank Lampard is 9th. These figures, of course, refl
David Beckham has slipped to second place in football’s rich list with estimated earnings of £27.3m. His place is taken by Barcelona’s Lionel Messi with earnings of £29.6m. Five of the players in the top ten play for Spanish clubs, three for Barcelona and two for Real Madrid. Two play for Italian clubs and two for English clubs: Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez is 7th and Chelsea’s Frank Lampard is 9th. These figures, of course, reflect earnings from ‘image rights’ and the like and not just football income.