Money talks: Europe's highest earning football stars

Spanish La Liga: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid – approximately £365,000 a week (after tax)

Ronaldo makes around £365,000 a week after tax

It comes as no surprise that the man widely recognised as the world’s best player right now is also Europe’s highest paid. Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid makes approximately £365k a week, which also makes him the world’s third-highest player behind Carlos Tevez and Oscar, who are making exorbitant amounts in China right now.

Is he worth all that money? Based on his insane amount of goals – including ones at important times, like his brace against Bayern Munich last night – you’d have to argue in the affirmative.

Despite many reports of a potential move elsewhere, Ronaldo remains contracted to Real and signed a new deal just last summer to keep him there until 2021. Ronaldo’s rival Lionel Messi makes £336k a week at Barcelona.

Unsurprisingly all of the top ten highest paid players in Spain are from Real or Barcelona, with Real’s Gareth Bale actually making more than Messi - £350k a week – although that figure is before tax. Others in the top ten include Neymar, Luis Suarez and Sergio Ramos.