Premiership top earners compared to world top earners - football

Premiership Top 10 Earners (Wages excluding bonuses)

 10: Frank Lampards (Chelsea): £140,000 per week

9: Samir Nasri (Manchester City): £150,000 per week

 8: David Silva (Manchester City): £160,000 per week

7: John Terry (Chelsea):  £175,000 per week

6: Fernando Torres (Chelsea): £175,000 per week

5: Carlos Tevez (Manchester City): £180,000 per week

4: Yaya Toure (Manchester City): £180,000 per week

3: Robin Van Persie (Manchester United): £180,000 per week

2: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United): £180,000 per week

1: Eden Hazard (Chelsea): £185,000 per week

World Top 10 Earners (Including bonuses)

 

1: David Beckham  (Paris Saint-Germain) £32.9m (Retired now)

2: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid / Portugal) £28.3m   

3:  Leo Messi (Barcelona / Argentina) £26.2m

4: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City / Argentina) £13.5m

5:  Wayne Rooney (Manchester United / England) £13.2m

6: Yaya Toure (Manchester City / Ivory Coast) £13.1m

7: Fernando Torres (Chelsea / Spain) £13.1m  

8: Neymar (Santos / Brasil) £12.6m

9: Kaka (Real Madrid / Brasil) £12.5m  

10: Didier Drogba (Galatasary / Ivory Coast) £11.6m