Highest Paid Soccer Players in the World

Forbes.com recently released a list of the top 20 highest paid world soccer players last season with endorsements included. Here they are from 20 to 1.

in millions
$10.3 - Oliver Kahn
$10.9 - Raul
$11.9 - Lionel Messi
$12.5 - Rio Ferdinand
$13.4 - Didier Drogba
$14.3 - Alessandro del Piero
$14.8 - Frank Lampard
$16.0 - Michael Ballack
$16.2 - Francesco Totti
$16.3 - Wayne Rooney
$17.0 - John Terry
$17.1 - Steven Gerrard
$17.5 - Andrei Shevchenko
$17.5 - Fabio Cannavaro
$17.7 - Kaka
$18.5 - Cristiano Ronaldo
$21.2 - Ronaldo
$25.1 - Thierry Henry
$32.6 - Ronaldinho
$48.9 - David Beckham


For more info on specific endorsements for the players and where the money is coming from, check out the original article at Forbes.com.