2016 Top 20 Richest Football Players in the World
Ronaldo and Messi are always competing against each other with number of goals record. It doesn’t just end there, the two also compete on the basis of the richest football players on the planet. In this case Ronaldo wins, and very clearly. According to Forbes, the Portuguese has an annual revenue of 82 million dollars, while Messi stops at 77 million dollars. Don’t be surprised yet, the total revenue of Ronaldo’s entire football career is placed $481 Million while Messi is worth $394 Million.
Third in the list of Top 20 Richest Football Players is Ibrahimovic who is worth $37 Million a year. Fourth is Neymar standing at $36 million while fifth is Gareth Bale at $34 million.
There are a few surprises in the ranking of richest footballers with the presence of Van Persie placed at 18th with $17 million and the twentieth; Sami Nasri at $15 million.
Find below, List of the 2016 Top Richest Football Players in the World .
2016 Top 20 Richest Footballers in the World
| No | Player | Revenues ($) |
| 1. | Cristiano Ronaldo | 82 Million |
| 2. | Messi | 77 Million |
| 3. | Ibrahimovic | 37 Million |
| 4. | Neymar | 36 Million |
| 5. | Bale | 34 Million |
| 6. | Rooney | 26 Million |
| 7. | Agüero | 24 Million |
| 8. | Suarez | 23 Million |
| 9. | Hazard | 22 Million |
| 10. | Fabregas | 21 Million |
| 11. | James Rodriguez | 21 Million |
| 12. | Yaya Touré | 20 Million |
| 13. | Falcao | 19 Million |
| 14. | Thiago Silva | 18 Million |
| 15. | Ozil | 18 Million |
| 16. | Schweinsteiger | 18 Million |
| 17. | Di Maria | 18 Million |
| 18. | Van Persie | 17 Million |
| 19. | David Silva | 17 Million |
| 20. | Sami Nasri | 15 Million |