Top 10 highest-paid football players

$24 millions. Ronaldo de Assís Moreira or simply and most commonly Ronaldinho. He became a naturalized Spanish citizen in January 2007 ***

$17 millions. David Robert Joseph Beckham is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid and the England national football team. ***

$15,7 millions. Thierry Daniel Henry is a French football player. Renowned for his pace, he plays as a striker for the France national team and English club Arsenal FC ***

$15,3 millions. Michael Ballack is a German football player. He is the current captain of the German national team, and plays club football for Chelsea F.C. in the English FA Premier League. ***

$15,2 millions. Ronaldo, simply known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game. He plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ***

$12,7 millions. Andriy Shevchenko is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Chelsea F.C. in the FA Premier League. ***

$11,5 millions. Alessandro Del Pierois an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is the captain of Juventus and a member of the Italian national team. He is regarded as one of the best Italian footballers of his generation. ***

$11,4 millions. John Terry is an English professional football player. Terry plays as a centre back and is the captain of both Chelsea in the English Premier League and the national football team of England. ***

$11,3 millions. Steven George is an English football player. He is the captain of Liverpool, where he wears the number 8 shirt. He is the England vice captain, for which he wears the number 4. ***

$10,5 millions. Fabio Cannavaro is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer and captain of Italy who currently plays for Real Madrid. He is strong in the air, despite his lack of height, and blessed with excellent timing, speed and anticipation, Cannavaro is simply one of the world's best defenders. ***