Beckham named as richest footballer in the world

Beckham's yearly haul of £10.53m puts him above the likes of Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo. Although his basic wage is less than that of the Bernabeu stars, Beckham's earnings are boosted by a variety of endorsements because of his iconic status.

Football rich list

1 David Beckham (Real Madrid ) £10.53m

2 Zinedine Zidane (R Madrid) £9.83m

3 Ronaldo (R Madrid)£8.22m

4 Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) £6.75m

5 Alessandro del Piero (Juventus) £6.57m

6 Hidetoshi Nakata (Parma) £6.57m

7 Raul (R Madrid) £6.53m

8 Christian Vieri (Inter Milan) £6.52m

9 Michael Owen (Liverpool) £6.25m

10 Roy Keane (Man Utd) £6.07m

He is joined by team-mates Rio Ferdinand (fourth) and Roy Keane (10th) in the world's top 10 earners, while Real Madrid match that tally.

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England , as a country, have had a very serious warning about its future conduct and no self-respecting fan wants the team playing behind closed doors or even being thrown out of a tournament." Uefa confirmed it would not hesitate to throw England out of the European Championships if supporters caused trouble. Manchester United chief executive has confirmed Sir Alex Ferguson will have transfer cash to spend this summer

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Manchester United is about evolution, not revolution. "The reality is what we'll start with next season will be the team which will hopefully take us to the Premiership, the Champions League and the FA Cup."
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England midfielder - England Beckham: Real Madrid have great players and a great tradition," he said. "Any player would be honoured to be involved or spoken about by Real Madrid. Of course I'm honoured." midfielder Castle .

English castles England Beckham .If the England captain was to ask his club for a transfer request he would be likely jeopardise some of the payments built into the £90,000 a week contract.

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Premiership England Beckham The player's wife, Victoria, is in the United States where she hopes to launch a successful singing and acting career and where the couple have also given a high-profile television interview to the show 20/20.

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