The Portuguese master Cristiano Ronaldo and the Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimović lead the list of the highest paid football players of the recently held European Championships in France.
According to the magazine France Football and the Agency AFP, Ronaldo earns around 67 million EUR annually, including the wage in Real, various bonuses and marketing activities.
Interestingly, CR7 earns almost double the amount of money annually than the second player on the list, the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, whose total income amounts to around 28.5 million EUR.
The third on the list is the Welsh Gareth Bale with annual income of 25 million EUR, and among the TOP 5 are the German Thomas Mueller (23.6 million EUR) and the English Wayne Rooney (22 million EUR).
List of the highest paid players at EURO:
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 67.4 million EUR
- Zlatan Ibrahimović – 28.5 million EUR
- Gareth Bale – 25 million EUR
- Thomas Mueller – 23.6 million EUR
- Wayne Rooney – 22 million EUR
- Andres Iniesta – 21.5 million EUR
- Iker Casillas – 21 million EUR
- Bastian Schweinsteiger 18.8 million EUR
- Eden Hazard – 17 million EUR
(Source: klix.ba/photo: dailymail.co.uk)
