Who was the highest-paid footballer in 2008?

Here it goes:
  • Ronaldinho (AC Milan) - $46 million.
  • David Beckham (L.A Galaxy, on loan at AC Milan) -$45 million.
  • Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) - $44 million.
  • Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona) - $39 million.
  • Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) - $33 million.
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan) - $32 million.
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Who is the highest-paid footballer 2009?

The 29-year-old striker plays for Barcelona and the Swedish national team. Until Ronaldo's Real Madrid deal was inked in 2009, Ibrahimovic was soccer's highest-paid player.
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Who is the god of football in 2008?

Maradona, the god of football, dies.
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Who is the highest-paid in football history?

Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-paid player in the history of the English Premier League when he signed a two-year deal with his old club Manchester United in the summer of 2021. Ronaldo thus returned to Old Trafford after spending more than a decade in Real Madrid and Juventus.
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Who was the first 100k a week footballer?

Sol Campbell becomes the first £100,000- a-week player following his Bosman free transfer from Tottenham to Arsenal.
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Top 10 Highest Paid Soccer ⚽ Players (2002-2020)



Who was the first 1000 pound a week footballer?

During the 1960`s we saw footballer`s status move from sportsmen to that of celebrities, with showbiz footballers such as George Best getting featured on the front page of newspapers as well as the back page and it was George Best who was the first big earner when who was given a salary of £1,000 a week in 1968 this is ...
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Who scored 23 goals in a match?

Ronaldinho once scored all 23 goals in his side's 23-0 win. Brazilian legend and 2002 World Cup winner Ronaldinho once scored all the goals in his side's 23-0 victory in a local youth match. Ronaldinho was aged 13 and was in fifth grade when he achieved the feat which helped him catch the attention of the media.
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Who is the 2 king of football?

Leo Messi is definitely the king of football skills.
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Who is the highest paid footballer 2010?

Top 50 Highest Paid Soccer Players (2010)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £11.3million)
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona, £10.4million)
  • Lionel Messi (Barcelona, £9.1million)
  • Samuel Eto'o (Internazionale, £9.1million)
  • Kaka (Real Madrid, £8.7million)
  • Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City, £7.4million)
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Who is the richest footballer in the world 2010?

Take Lionel Messi, dubbed the world's best-paid footballer by France Football, which pegged his annual earnings at 33 million euros, including endorsements. That's a cool $45.1 million.
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Who did Ronaldo play for in 2008?

Ronaldo has played in and scored at 11 major tournaments; he scored his first international goal at Euro 2004, where he helped Portugal reach the final. He assumed captaincy of the national team in July 2008.
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Who is the football god?

Lionel Messi was the god of football in 2021 with a whopping tally of 38 goals and 18 assists for FC Barcelona before leaving the next summer for Paris Saint-Germain.
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Who is the best dribbler now?

Top 10 Best dribblers in the world of football right now
  • Saint-Maximin.
  • Lionel Messi. ...
  • Jeremie Boga. ...
  • Wilfried Zaha. ...
  • Jadon Sancho. ...
  • Emiliano Buendia. ...
  • Nabil Fekir. ...
  • Felipe Anderson. Considered one of the league's quickest players, the versatile winger possesses exceptional footwork, firm ball possession, and control. ...
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Can the referee score a goal?

If a referee signals a goal before the ball has passed wholly over the goal line, play is restarted with a dropped ball. The team scoring the greater number of goals is the winner. If both teams score no goals or an equal number of goals the match is drawn.
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Who scored the fastest hat-trick in football?

Here is a list of the five fastest hat-tricks in Premier League.
  1. Sadio Mane (Southampton 6-1 Aston Villa - 2015) - 16 minutes. ...
  2. Dwight Yorke (Manchester United 6-1 Arsenal - 2001) - 22 minutes. ...
  3. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City 5-1 Wolves - 2022) - 24 minutes.
  4. Jermaine Pennant (Arsenal 6-1 Southampton - 2003) - 26 minutes.
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Who was first million pound football?

In 1979 Trevor Francis became the first British footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee when he moved from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest.
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When did football get rich?

After almost a century of existence, by the mid 1980s and into the early 1990s, football was in crisis. After the golden post-war era of the 1950s and 60s, the game started to enter a decline in the late 70s, which was only exacerbated in the next two decades.
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What was George Best wage?

At the peak of his career in the late 60s, George was earning around $150 thousand per year which is the same as around $1 million per year from salary and endorsements, after adjusting for inflation.
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