David Beckham is football's highest earner

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Ronsense
Published 7/5/2008 by Ronaldo Assis de Moreira at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... Tom Peterkin reports in the Daily Telegraph on a new Forbes report that says David Beckham is the highest earning footballer. “The former England captain may no longer be playing against elite opposition on a regular basis, but his fame endures giving him lucrative advertising deals in addition to the money he receives from the team with whom he signed a five-year deal worth £128 million last year. Ronaldinho, Barcelona’s earned a total of £16.3 million beating his clubmate Thierry Henry, the former Arsenal striker, into third place with £12.5 ...

The Invisible Hand
Published 7/5/2008 by Zach Dundas (noreply@blogger.com) at Eleven Devils : A Football Blog
I know economics is supposed to be all rational and whatnot, but the just-compiled league table of top-earning footballers calls the dismal science into question. Or, at least, points to a paradox: a striking number of the top boys are totally past their prime as players. I'm not saying D. Becks or old Henry don't still offer some value on the field, because they obviously do. Ronaldhino—I would say the jury is out. Kaka and Ronaldo and Rooney still seem to be in their pomp, as it were, but what exactly is Shevchenko trading on these days? Does this list hint at the existence of ...