Top 20 earners in European football

[GalwayBayBoy]

This is monthly by the way.

1. Ricardo Kaka - AC Milan - 750.000 €
2. Ronaldinho Gaucho FC - Barcelona - 710.000 €
3. Frank Lampard - Chelsea FC - 680.000 €
4. John Terry - Chelsea FC - 680.000 €
5. Fernando Torres - Liverpool FC - 660.000 €
6. Andriy Shevchenko - Chelsea FC - 650.000 €
7. Michael Ballack - Chelsea FC - 650.000 €
8. Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester Utd - 640.000 €
9. Thierry Henry - FC Barcelona - 640.000 €
10. Steven Gerrard - Liverpool FC - 640.000 €
11. Didier Drogba - Chelsea FC - 615.000 €
12. Wayne Rooney - Manchester Utd - 610.000 €
13. Iker Casillas - CF Real Madrid - 600.000 €
14. Michael Owen - Newcastle Utd - 560.000 €
15. Sol Campbell - Portsmouth - 550.000 €
16. Raul Gonzalez - CF Real Madrid - 535.000 €
17. Ruud Van Nistelrooy - CF Real Madrid - 535.000 €
18. Rio Ferdinand - Manchester Utd - 505.000 €
19. Darren Bent - Tottenham Hotspur - 495.000 €
20. Carlos Tevez - Manchester Utd - 490.000 €

[Billys Boots]

Darran Bent sticks out there like a (very, very) sore thumb. 

[Nimbus]

And Sol Cambell

[BennyHarp]

And Sol Cambell

Darran Bent sticks out there like a (very, very) sore thumb. 

I agree, how the hell can Portsmouth afford to pay over half a million euros a month to anyone - never mind an over-rated, over-the-hill, over-weight donkey like Campbell!

[gawa316]

No messi i presume he hasn't received an up to date contract

[clarshack]

michael owen?

[thebandit]

Dessie Farrell will be looking for a pay rise now 

[Bogball XV]

And Sol Cambell

Darran Bent sticks out there like a (very, very) sore thumb. 

I agree, how the hell can Portsmouth afford to pay over half a million euros a month to anyone - never mind an over-rated, over-the-hill, over-weight donkey like Campbell!

At least Sol didn't cost 17 or 18 M

[rosnarun]

no Italians on the list of course they just piss about and win things like the world cup

[BennyHarp]

At least Sol didn't cost 17 or 18 M

True, but he was nearly 32 and on the verge of a nervous breakdown when they bought him!!

[Gnevin]

Is it any wonder football has lost touch with the common man.

[slow corner back]

no Italians on the list of course they just piss about and win things like the world cup

Good point about the italians, only Kaka on there from Serie A and thats probably to scare off Real Madrid who have been sniffing. Italy were the only European squad at the last world cup with all players home based. Perhaps top notch italians do not want to jeopordise a place in the Italian team by decamping to the premiership for big wages

[imtommygunn]

How many games has Owen played for Newcastle??

Gees it would hurt you to be a Newcastle fan reading that.

You'd think given the number of English players on that they might have a better national team too.

Mind you Shevchenko ain't doing much for that money either. At least those two have, at some stage in time, been up there with the best of them but reading Darren Bent's wages  - it's just ridiculous. Highest paid player at Spurs and he's not even close to making the team!

[slow corner back]

Four Chelski players in the top 7 plus Drogba at 11, anywonder Chelsea will not break even anytime this century!!

[Norf Tyrone]

Football's gone mad a lonnnggg time ago.