EXCLUSIVE: World Top 10 Richest Footballers

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Portugal at Arena Fonte Nova on June 16, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil.
(June 15, 2014 – Source: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images South America)

Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Nigeria and Argentina at Estadio Beira-Rio on June 25, 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
(June 24, 2014 – Source: Paul Gilham/Getty Images South America)

Wayne Rooney of England controls the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between Uruguay and England at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 19, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
(June 18, 2014 – Source: Jamie Squire/Getty Images South America)

Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast controls the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Greece and the Ivory Coast at Castelao on June 24, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil.
(June 23, 2014 – Source: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images South America)

Samuel Eto’o of Chelsea breaks with the ball during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final second leg match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Stamford Bridge on April 8, 2014 in London, England.
(April 7, 2014 – Source: Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe)

Yaya Toure of the Ivory Coast controls the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Colombia and Cote D’Ivoire at Estadio Nacional on June 19, 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil.
(June 18, 2014 – Source: Christopher Lee/Getty Images South America)

Frank Lampard of England looks on during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between Costa Rica and England at Estadio Mineirao on June 24, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
(June 23, 2014 – Source: Paul Gilham/Getty Images South America)

Steven Gerrard of England acknowledges the fans after a 0-0 draw during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between Costa Rica and England at Estadio Mineirao on June 24, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
(June 23, 2014 – Source: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images South America)

Fernando Torres of Spain controls the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Australia and Spain at Arena da Baixada on June 23, 2014 in Curitiba, Brazil.
(June 22, 2014 – Source: Paul Gilham/Getty Images South America)

Gianluigi Buffon of Italy during a training session at Coverciano on May 26, 2014 in Florence, Italy.
(May 25, 2014 – Source: Claudio Villa/Getty Images Europe)