Soccer stars top athletes earning list
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Anyone who doubts the power and lure of soccer outside of the U.S. only has to take a peak at SI.com’s list of the top 20 foreign-born athletes in terms of earnings last year.
Their top 20 list has seven soccer players, more than any other sport. It’s topped by that part-time MLS player, David Beckham, who in salary and endorsements hauled in $45.2 million last year, according to SI.com.
Becks is followed by other ‘football’ stars:
Lionel Messi ($39.9 million).
Ronaldinho ($27.4 million).
Cristiano Ronaldo ($25.5 million).
Thierry Henry ($23.7 million).
Kaka ($21.1 million).
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ($19.5 million).
Beckham, by the way, resumes his tour with the L.A. Galaxy when they play the New York Red Bulls in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 16. His first home game this season will be July 19 when the Galaxy play Beckham’s past and presumed future team, AC Milan, in an exhibition in Carson.
-- Barry Stavro
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