Messi and Jose revealed as top earners in football


Barcelona's star Lionel Messi earned more than 1 million euros a week last year to make him the world's highest-paid player, a France Football survey has revealed, while Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was the best-paid coach. The magazine estimated the 27-year-old Messi picked up some 65 million euros in 2014 between his Barcelona salary, various bonuses and sponsorship revenue.The Argentina international's new contract, signed only last May, saw him increase his basic annual salary to 36 million euros before tax, while his revenue from endorsements for companies such as Turkish Airlines and the FIFA console games has increased by 2 million euros to 28 million euros-a-year Messi, who is likely to equal David Beckham's record of finishing top of France Football's list for a sixth time next year, is well clear of La Liga rival Cristiano Ronaldo, despite the Real Madrid star significantly increasing his income over the last 12 months.Ronaldo 30, added around 15 million euros to his revenue to take himself to 54 million euros a year, while Messi's Barcelona team-mate Neymar came in third, improving his own revenue from 29 million euros to 36.5 million euros.Nine players have annual earnings of more than 20 million euros, including Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva, on 27.5 million euros a year to be Ligue 1's highest-paid player, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic is eighth on 21.5 million euros. Manchester United duo Robin van Persie (5th, 25.6 million euros) and Wayne Rooney (7th, 22.5 million euros) sit either side of Gareth Bale, who earns 23.8 million euros.Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero is the third Premier League player in the top 10, weighing in at 21.2 million euros in ninth, just ahead of Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski (10th, 20.2 million euros), with Eden Hazard and Yaya Toure joint 11th on 20 million euros. Mourinho, 52, earned 18 million euros last year to top the poll of managers, putting him 2.5 million euros ahead of Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti.Bayern Munich's Pep Guardiola is third with 15.2 million euros with Premier League pair Arsene Wenger (11.3 million euros) and Louis van Gaal (10 million euros) completing the top five.