List of top 10 richest football players shown below refers to the total annual income for last year, according to France Football.
| 1. | Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) |  | Pound 29.7m / Euro 33m / $ 44.5m |
| 2. | David Beckham (England, LA Galaxy and AC Milan) |  | Pound 27.3m / Euro 30.4m / $ 41m |
| 3. | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid) |  | Pound 27m / Euro 30m / $ 40.5m |
| 4. | Kaka (Brazil, Real Madrid) |  | Pound 16.9m / Euro 18.8m / $ 25.3m |
| 5. | Thierry Henry (France, Barcelona) | | Pound 16.2M / Euro 18m / $ 24.3m |
| 6. | Ronaldinho (Brazil, AC Milan) |  | Pound 15.5m / Euro 17.2m / $ 23.2m |
| 7. | Carlos Tevez (Argentina, Manchester City) |  | Pound 13.8m / Euro 15.4m / $ 20.8m |
| 8. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, Barcelona) |  | Pound 13m / Euro 14.5m / $ 19.5m |
| 9. | Frank Lampard (England, Chelsea) |  | Pound 12.8m / Euro 14.2m / $ 19.1m |
| 10. | Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, Inter Milan) |  | Pound 12.4m / Euro 13.8m / $ 18.6m |
| Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR), $ - Dollar (USD) | m = million | ||