The crisis does not touch football! The internet media Goal has published the rankings of estimated fortunes of footballers.

Four Africans are present in the top 50:

– Samuel Eto’o arrives in 6th position (with 60 million earned in 2012), Didier Drogba 24th (with 29 million) – and the Ghanaian Michael Essien and the Ivorian Yaya Toure are respectively 48th and 49th (19 million euros).

Samuel Eto’o has this very pretty fortune to his salary at Anzhi Makhachkala but also his advertising contracts with Puma, Ford Moreover, John Richmond and co.

Top 10 highest paid players
1st David Beckham (PSG) – € 200
2nd Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) – € 134 million
3rd Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – € 130
4th Kaka (Real Madrid) – € 80
5th Ronaldinho (Atletico Mineiro) – € 73M
6th Samuel Eto’o (Anzhi Makhachkala) – € 60
7th Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – 58M €
8th Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) – € 55
9th Rivaldo (Sao Caetano) – € 53M
10th Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) – € 49 million