SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Soccer explodes onto highest-earners list, with 9 of the "International 20"

(from SI.com) All nine of the soccer players on the list are 26 or older, evidence that it takes time to build up a fat paycheck and a decent portfolio of lucrative endorsements. --- The flip side is that, once you have those endorsements, even if there is a drop in performance, you tend to hang on to them. --- Formula One star Fernando Alonso grabbed the top spot for the 2007 "International 20". [link]