Lionel Messi Tops Football Rich List, Earns Nearly $1.4 a Week While Jose Mourinho Tops 20 Richest Football Coaches.

According to French Football Magazine rich list Lionel Messi has topped the list of highest paid footballers currently, his earning come from team salary and endorsement deals. Cristiano Ronaldo placed 2nd and Neymar placed 3rd. And in the list of current richest football coaches Jose Mourinho topped the list. Look below and the money is in euros.....

Top 20 highest earning footballer

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelone) : 65 millions d'euros
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 54
3. Neymar JR (Barcelone) 36,5
4. Thiago Silva (Paris-SG) 27,5
5. Robin Van Persie (Manchester United) 25,6
6. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) 23,8
7. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) : 22,5
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris-SG) : 21,5
9. Sergie Agüero (Manchester City) : 21,2
10.Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) : 20,2
11. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) et Yaya Touré (Manchester City) : 20
13. Angel Di Maria (Manchester United) et Radamel Falcao (Manchester United) : 18,5
15. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) : 17,8
16. David Silva (Manchester City) et Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) : 17,3
18. David Luiz (Paris-SG) : 17,2
19. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) : 17
20. Mario Götze (Bayern Munich) : 16,9

The top 20 richest football coaches.

1. José Mourinho (Chelsea) : 18 millions d'euros
2. Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) 15,5
3. Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich) : 15,2
4. Arsène Wenger (Arsenal) : 11,3
5. Louis Van Gaal (Manchester United) : 10
6. Fabio Capello (Russie) : 9
7. André Villas-Boas (Zenith Saint-Pétersbourg) : 8,5
8. Sven-Göran Eriksson (Shanghai SIPG) : 8
9. Jürgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund) : 7,2
10. Laurent Blanc (Paris-SG) et David Moyes (Real Sociedad) : 7
12. Rafael Benitez (Naples) : 6,9
13. Walter Mazzarri (ex-Inter Milan) : 6,8
14. Roberto Di Matteo (Schalke 04) : 6
15. Luciano Spalletti (ex-Zenith Saint-Pétersbourg) et Luis Enrique (Barcelone) : 5,5
17. Antonio Conte (Italie) : 5,3
18. Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City) : 5,2
19. Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool) : 4,9
20. Roberto Mancini (Inter Milan) : 4,8