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Portuguese marketing agency Futebol Finance has published a list of the top 50 footballer's salaries this season and the results are genuinely eye-opening.
Real Madrid has three players in the top ten while Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City all have two. The most under paid player, if there's such a thing, probably Wayne Rooney, who's been on a tear lately scoring in the EPL and the Champions League.
Futebol Finance's 50 highest paid players in world football:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 11.3million)
2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona, 10.4million)
3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona, 9.1million)
4. Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale, 9.1million)
5. Kaka (Real Madrid, 8.7million)
6. Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City, 7.4million)