Richest Soccer Players Are they the best in the World???

1. Lionel Messi

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2009 Earnings: £29.7m/€33m/$44.5m

Country: Argentina

Club: Barcelona

Detail: Currently regarded as one of the best- if not the best- player in the world, Messi has even overtaken the famously wealthy David Beckham. That took some doing!

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2. David Beckham

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2009 Earnings: £27.3m/€30.4m/$41m

Country: England

Clubs: LA Galaxy and AC Milan

Detail: He has been in the top 2 places for each of the last 9 years. Still, it may come as quite a shock that he wasn’t number one in 2009 as well!

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3. Cristiano Ronaldo

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2009 Earnings: £27m/€30m/$40.5m

Country: Portugal

Club: Real Madrid

Detail: Beckham’s replacement and Manchester United, Ronaldo was later subject to a world record £80m move to Real Madrid. It’s little wonder he’s so high on the list!

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4. Kaka

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2009 Earnings: £16.9m/€18.8m/$25.3m

Country: Brazil

Club: Real Madrid

Detail: Kaka himself moved to Real Madrid for a massive £56m, but this is still somewhat below the fee for Cristiano. His earnings fall into place accordingly.

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5. Thierry Henry

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2009 Earnings: £16.2m/€18m/$24.3m

Country: France                      Club: Barcelona

Detail: A high profile player, Henry moved from Arsenal in a £16m deal to Spain, and now commands the soccer world’s 5th highest earnings tally!

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6. Ronaldinho

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2009 Earnings: £15.5m/€17.2m/$23.2m

Country: Brazil

Club: AC Milan

Detail: This legendary attacking player previously played for Barcelona, and now plays alongside Beckham during the latter player’s loan spells from LA Galaxy

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7. Carlos Tevez

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2009 Earnings: £13.8m/€15.4m/$20.8m

Country: Argentina

Club: Manchester City

Detail: The 2nd Argentinte in the top 10, Tevez has *bravely* played for both Manchester United and Manchester City- despite the intense inter-club rivalry

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8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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2009 Earnings: £13m/€14.5m/$19.5m

Country: Sweden

Club: Barcelona

Detail: Ibrahimovic formerly played for Inter Milan, but moved to Barcelona in return for a player + cash deal with Samuel Eto’o going in the other direction.

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9.  Frank Lampard

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2009 Earnings: £12.8m/€14.2m/$19.1m

Country: England

Club: Chelsea

Detail: Lampard is one of Chelsea’s most crucial players, along with John Terry and Petr Czech: together they make up the spine of the team and are each rewarded handsomly!

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10. Samuel Eto’o

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2009 Earnings: £12.4m/€13.8m/$18.6m

Country: Cameroon

Club: Inter Milan

Detail: Samuel Eto’o is a prolific striker, formerly of Barcelona, who was (fairly) recently swapped in a move to Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan

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From Forbes and

http://www.how2playsoccer.com/richest-soccer-players/

Wayne Rooney's Sprained Ankle!!

Wayne Rooney has suffered a sprained ankle that will keep him sidelined for between two and four weeks, British media is reporting.

Wayne Rooney's ankle dominated the sports pages on Wednesday.

"Not since Cinderella has so much rested on one foot," declared the Daily Mail newspaper in a headline that summed up the fears after the England striker was hurt in United's 2-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat by Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

"Pray," declared the back page of the Sun. "England's worst nightmare," said the Times.

At best, he could be back in two weeks k for the Manchester Derby on April 17.

The news will also be a relief to Fabio Capello and England fans alike as these initial reports suggest the prolific striker, who has netted 34 times in all competitions this season, will not miss the World Cup with the same metatarsal injury that kept him sidelined in 2006.

Lionel Messi Goal- Best on the Planet!

Torres says, "The best is yet to come!"

• Two goals against Sunderland take season's tally to 18

• I've scored better, he says of his stunning third-minute opener

Fernando Torres has warned defenders there is still plenty of room for improvement in his game. The Liverpool striker scored twice in yesterday's 3-0 win over Sunderland, and now has 18 goals in 21 Premier League appearances this season.

Glen Johnson scored with a deflected shot in between those two, but Liverpool could easily have run out winners by six or seven goals such was their dominance, especially in a thrilling first-half performance.

But the talk was all about Torres' third-minute goal, when he whipped in a shot from the left angle of the penalty area which went over the goalkeeper Craig Gordon and found the top right-hand corner of the net.

The 25-year-old has now scored 56 times in 77 Premier League appearances and 70 in 113 outings for Liverpool.

"I think I've scored better goals, but I hope the best are still to come," he said. "The main thing is we keep enjoying our football and keep scoring goals. I got my goals because the team is playing really well, giving me good assists. We'll keep enjoying and keep scoring – that's my job. We have six games to play and must be as strong away as we are at home now. We can beat anyone."