#6 Gareth Bale: Net worth - $110m
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Gareth Bale comfortably makes the list of richest footballers thanks to his contract at Real Madrid which sees him earn £256,000-a-week. Throw in some international football and his earnings rise to $25.5 million.
Off the field, Bale has a six-year contract worth $35m with Adidas, which he signed back in 2014. The Welshman also signed a 3-year deal with BT Sport which will see him doing commentary in front of the camera. The best Welsh footballer of all time, Bale is featured on the covers of the British and middle eastern versions of FIFA 14.
The 27-year-old owns a luxury home worth over $10m in the La Finca neighborhood in the greater half of Madrid.
He has also copyrighted the Eleven of Hearts logo which he uses as his standard celebration after a goal.
#5 Wayne Rooney: Net worth - $145m
Wayne Rooney is the highest earning Premier League player thanks to his £300,000 per week deal at Manchester United which works out to about $26 million per year.
Rooney, though, has had a bit of a tough time due to a number of controversies. Rooney earns about $3m to $4m through endorsement deals with Nike and Samsung, he still trails Ronaldo and Messi by a significant margin.
To add to this, EA Sports and Coca Cola elected to end their partnership with Rooney after he was embroiled in controversy.
The leading English goalscorer has a significant investment in real estate. He has properties in Dubai, Florida and Barbados. He also has an ongoing book deal to pen five books over 12 years with HarperCollins.
Rooney also has a collection of luxury cars including Bentley Continental GTC, Range Rover Overfinch, Bentley Continental GTC, and Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder.
