List of top 10 richest soccer players in the world?

List of top 10 richest soccer players in the world?
The top-10 earning football players in 2009 were;

1. David Beckham - $46m
2. Ronaldinho - $33m
3. Thierry Henry - $28m
4. Kaka - $22m
5. Cristiano Ronaldo - $21m
6. Lionel Messi - $18m
7. Frank Lampard - $18m
8. Wayne Rooney - $18m
9. John Terry - $18m
10. Steven Gerrard - $18m


Of these, Cristiano Ronaldo has since completed a transfer to Real Madrid that is likely to propel him to the very top in 2010.

Because of his extensive 'Brand Beckham' empire and MLS contract that guarantees him a percentage of gate receipts and replica shirt sales, David Beckham tops the list of worlds richest footballers, with an estimated 2009 wealth of $180m (112m).

One of the richest footballer is reckoned to by ex-Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler, whose career-long investment in property has netted him with an estimated 2009 fortune of $48m (30m) - still less than 1-year of David Beckham.