Highest Paid Footballers of 2012

10. Philipp Lahm

Paid: £11.9 million

He is captain of national team of Germany as well as captain of his club. Last year, he came up with his book on his football career and how to become good footballer and this year he is in top 10 highest paid football players.

9. Ricardo Kaka

Paid: £12.9 million

A god gifted sportsman, Kaka, who had choice to play either tennis or football and he chose football as his career which proved to be the right choice. He is an attacking midfielder and wears shirt number 8 but in the list of most paid footballers he gets 9th position.

8. Fernando Torres

Paid: £13.9 million

It’s really a great coincidence that man with shirt number 9 gets 8th rank. Fernando Torres is a fine striker of Chelsea and Spanish football team. He is promising player and many young footballers follow him especially his hair style.

7. Yaya Toure

Paid: £14.7 million

Yaya Toure is capable of all doing anything on the field. He adopts to circumstances very quickly. He can attack with full speed whereas his defensive technique is quite well which makes him the perfect midfielder.

6. Sergio Aguero

Paid: £15.7 million

A stylish player from Argentina, Sergio Aguero, who is striker for Manchester City too. According to stats, his goal per game ratio is almost half which means he scores goal in two matches.

5. Wayne Rooney

Paid: £17.2 million

Rooney is a star player for Manchester United and member of English football team. His goal per game ratio for Manchester United is more than half. He is just 26 years old and has ample time to achieve greatness in football.

4. Samuel Eto’o

Paid: £19.4 million

This year has been very profitable for Samuel Eto’o as got better rank in highest paid footballers. He has received Afrircan Player of the Year award four times and three times he was awarded consecutively.

3. Christiano Ronaldo

Paid: £24.3 million

He has played for three clubs as well as for Portugal at various levels but playing for Real Madrid is his best experience where his goal per game ratio is more than one. He is a powerful striker of football and manages to score goals by putting either head or foot in front of the ball.

2. David Beckham

Paid: £26.2 million

Beckham is an experienced English footballer. He signed a deal with Samsung to be the brand ambassador of Samsung. He earned his livings by coaching when he missed FIFA World Cup 2010. He is said to be the most disciplined footballer.

1. Lionel Messi

Paid: £27.5 million

Messi is not only popular but he is most paid football player of 2012. He started playing professional game at an early age of 8. Since 2004, he has been playing for Barcelona. Argentina is privileged to have highest paid footballer as its captain