This is the world's highest earning footballer

Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list which also feature's Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Neymar and his club-mate Gareth...

Afp March 28, 2017
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PARIS: 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 (€76.5 million), according to figures to appear in Tuesday's edition of France Football.

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Messi's Brazilian teammate Neymar is third with €55.5 million ahead of Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale (€41 million) and  Argentina's Ezequiel Lavezzi (€28.5 million), 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.

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France Football said it based its figures on salary, bonuses and advertising income for the 2016-2017 season.
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