The 50 highest Paid Players in European Football

Futebol Finance, a Portuguese website specialising in football economy, published the list of the highest paid players in Europe. Golden boot Kaka is number one on the list, followed by Ronaldinho and Frank Lampard. The EPL is the most represented League with 20 players. One surprising thing—some of these players are not from the four big dogs. Michael Owen from Newcastle Utd ranks 14th, Portsmouth's defender Sol Campbell P is 15th, and Darren Bent from Tottenham comes in 19th place. Real Madrid and Barcelona both have six players in the rank, confirming their financial power. Italy is also well represented, Inter and Juventus have three players in the rank, Roma with Totti and Cassano for Sampdoria are also there. French League only has four players, O.M's Cissé being the highest paid player in France. Without  any surprise, David Beckham is the only non-European based player, but he only comes in  44th position. This is because the list doesnt add the sponsorship ... (link)