Here’s How 2007’s Top 10 Best Paid Footballers Compare To 2017’s

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Football has changed a lot in the last decade but nothing more than the amounts of money changing hands in the way of transfer fees, wages and endorsements.

Here are the Top 10 earners in football of 2007 compared to the Top 10 in 2017.

Top 10 2007

10. STEVEN GERRARD – Liverpool FC

Earnings (per year): £7.7 million

9. JOHN TERRY – Chelsea FC

Earnings (per year): £7.7 million

8. FABIO CANNAVARO – Real Madrid

Earnings (per year): £7.9 million

7. ZINEDINE ZIDANE – Endorsements

Earnings (per year): £8.5 million

6. THIERRY HENRY – Arsenal

Earnings (per year): £8.6 million

5. MICHAEL BALLACK – Chelsea

Earnings (per year): £9.1 million

4. WAYNE ROONEY – Manchester United

Earnings (per year): £9.3 million

3. RONALDO – AC Milan

Earnings (per year): £12.7 million

2. DAVID BECKHAM – Real Madrid

Earnings (per year): £15.8 million

1. RONALDINHO – Barcelona

Earnings (per year): £16 million

Top 10 2017

10. PAUL POGBA – Manchester United

Earning (per year): £15 million

  • ANTOINE GRIEZMANN – Atletico Madrid

Earnings (per year): £15 million

  • LUIS SUAREZ – Barcelona

Earnings (per year): £15 million

  • OSCAR – Shanghai SIPG

Earnings (per year): £15 million

6. HULK – Shanghai SIPG

Earnings (per year): £16.6 million

5. MESSI – Barcelona

Earnings (per year): £18.2 million (after tax)

4. CRISTIANO RONALDO – Real Madrid

Earnings (per year): £18.9 million (after tax)

3. NEYMAR – PSG

Earnings (per year): £31.2 million

1. EZEQUIEL LAVEZZI – Hebei China Fortune

Earnings (per year): £31.9 million

  • CARLOS TEVEZ – Shenhua FC

Earnings (per year): £31.9 million