Football’s Richest Soccer Players

According to the BBC, Britain’s Soccer / Football players are awash with money.

Unsurprisingly, the ubiquitous David Beckham tops the list with Wayne Rooney predicted to rapidly over take him in years to come.

1. David Beckham £87m ($169m)

2. Michael Owen £32m ($62m)

3. Robbie Fowler £28m ($54m)

4. Sol Campbell £27m ($52m)

5. Rio Ferdinand £22m ($43m)

6. Ryan Giggs £22m ($43m)

7. Andriy Shevchenko £22m ($43m)

8. Thierry Henry £21m ($41m)

9. Wayne Rooney £20m ($39m)

10. Michael Ballack £18m ($35m)