Thread: Footballers wages............fook me!!

I nicked this (of course) and there is speculation that it includes endorements etc. Apparently Real pay Becks 8 mill Euros.

1. David Beckham, Real Madrid, €25 million (US$37.4 million)

2. Ronaldo, Real Madrid, €19.6 million (US$25.3 million)

3. Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid, €13 million (US$16.8 million)

4. Christian Vieiri, Internazionale, €12 million (US$15.5 million)

5. Alessandro Del Piero, Juventus, €9.5 million (US$12.3 million)

6. Frank Lampard, Chelsea, €9.4 million (US$12.1 million)

7. Raul, Real Madrid, €9.3 million (US$12 million)

8. Thierry Henry, Arsenal, €9.2 million (US$11.9 million)

9. John Terry, Chelsea, €8.6 million (US$11.1 million)

10. Luis Figo, Real Madrid, €8.5 million (US$11 million)

11. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Manchester United, €8.46 million (US$10.9 million)

12. Ronaldinho, Barcelona, €8.2 million (US$10.6 million)

13. Oliver Kahn, Bayern Munich, €8.09 million (US$10.4 million)

14. Roy Keane, Manchester United, €7.92 million (US$10.2 million)

15. Patrick Vieira, Arsenal, €7.8 million (US$10.1 million)

16. Michael Owen, Real Madrid, €7.5 million (US$9.7 million)

17. Francesco Totti, Roma, €7.4 million (US$9.6 million)

18. Sol Campbell, Arsenal, €7.3 million (US$9.4 million)

19. Michael Ballack, Bayern Munich, €6.83 million (US$8.8 million)

20. Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United, €6.42 million(US$8.3 million)

Manchester United were once again top of the Premiership in terms of revenue generation with £172m revenue, but Chelsea narrowed the gap with £144m revenue. In terms of wages Chelsea were way ahead of the rest with a total bill of nearly £115m, followed by Manchester United with £77m and Arsenal with £70m. The skew in the distribution is shown by the fact that only two other clubs are above the Premiership average of £40.5m, Liverpool with £66m and Newcastle with £45m.

SLOWDOWN IN WAGES CONTINUES - 9/6/2005

Excluding Chelsea, total and player wages declined for the first time in the Premiership's history in 2003-4 according to Deloitte. However, player costs exceeded £1 billion for the first time, in part due to Chelsea's record spending. Total wages increased by the lowest rate ever (7 per cent) in the Premiership's history and actually declined if Chelsea are excluded. In relation to player transfer costs, the substantial fall in 2002/3 was reversed with gross spending of over £400m largely driven by Chelsea. The amount of transfer fees leaving the English game to overseas clubs and agents was a record at £263m. Deloitte's Dan Jones commented, 'We expect the 2005 summer transfer window to quieten down. Big transfer fees and wages will continue to be paid for star players, but for the majority of players the new sense of "realism" will continue to limit transfer fees and we hope that more performance dependent wages will continue to be introduced for all players.'

The average Premiership player costs his club about £17,000 a week, or £900,000 a year...

Football’s record spree fuelled by Abramovich

THE true inflationary impact on English football of Roman Abramovich’s takeover of Chelsea is revealed today by a benchmark study that shows player costs in the professional leagues rising past the £1 billion mark in the Russian billionaire’s first full season of ownership.

Wages and net transfers in the 2003-04 season across the four divisions were £1.049 billion compared with £852 million the previous season, according to Deloitte and Touche’s annual review of football finance. It is the first time that player costs have exceeded £1 billion and is a phenomenon caused by Chelsea’s record spending spree in pursuit of the Barclays Premiership title.