Yesterday,
Monday March 10th, Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Portugal, emerged as
the richest active footballer in the world. This is according popular football
website Goal.com.
The
World Footballer of the Year held off rival Lionel Messi in the 2014 Goal Rich
List with an estimated wealth of €148million. Retired footballer David Beckham
was the 2013 Goal Rich List winner but since he's retired from football, he's
no longer eligible to be put in the list.
Messi
comes second with an estimated net worth of €146million followed by Eto'o with
€85million then Wayne Rooney with €84million, and Kaka rounds off the top 5
with €82million.
But
Goal made it clear that the list is based on the revenue of active players over
the course of their entire careers and not just the previous year. See the top
10 richest footballers after the cut...
