By Daily Sports on March 28, 2017
Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo was the best paid footballer in 2016-17, with €87.5 million in earnings, ahead of his Argentinian rival at Barcelona, Lionel Messi (76.5m), according to figures to appear in Tuesday’s edition of France Football.
Messi’s Brazilian teammate Neymar is third with €55.5 million ahead of Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth Bale (41m) and Argentina’s Ezequiel Lavezzi (28.5m), who plays for Hebei Fortune in the Chinese Super League.
Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho is the best paid coach, with income of €28 million, the magazine said.
France Football said it based its figures on salary, bonuses and advertising income for the 2016-2017 season. © AFP
•Photo shows Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
Source Daily Sports
Posted March 28, 2017
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