The Paris Saint-Germain star is the world's wealthiest footballer with a staggering net worth of £175m, ahead of Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo Paris Saint Germain's David Beckham has topped the inaugural Goal Rich List 2013 with a staggering net worth of £175 million.

Beckham finished some £59.5m ahead of his nearest rival, Barcelona phenomenon Lionel Messi (£115.5m), who in turn pipped Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (£112m) for the runner-up spot.

Meanwhile, despite finding first-team opportunities hard to come by at the Santiago Bernabeu in recent times, Kaka still finds himself in fourth spot (£66.5m), with Ronaldinho (£63m) just behind in fifth.

Each player's net worth was calculated based on salary, endorsements and assets, as well as taking outside business interests into consideration.

Beckham emerged comfortably on top in spite of the fact he will not earn a penny at PSG in terms of salary - which is being donated to a local children's charity - image rights or merchandising.

Source: www.goal.com/en-ng/news/5141/the-goal-rich-list-2013/2013/03/11/3815738/beckham-tops-the-goal-rich-list-2013

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