Lionel Messi earned more than €1 million 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 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 before tax, while his revenue from endorsements for companies such as Turkish Airlines and the FIFA console games has increased by €2 million to €28 million-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 to his revenue to take himself to €54 million a year, while Messi’s Barcelona teammate Neymar came in third, improving his own revenue from €29 million to €36.5 million.

Nine players have annual earnings of more than €20 million, including Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva, on €27.5 million a year to be Ligue 1’s highest-paid player, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic is eighth on €21.5 million.

Manchester United duo Robin van Persie (5th, €25.6 million) and Wayne Rooney (7th, €22.5 million) sit either side of Gareth Bale, who earns €23.8 million.

Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero is the third Premier League player in the top 10, weighing in at €21.2 million in ninth, just ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski (10th, €20.2 million), with Eden Hazard and Yaya Toure joint 11th on €20 million.

Mourinho, 52, earned €18 million last year to top the poll of managers, putting him €2.5 million ahead of Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti.

Bayern Munich’s Pep Guardiola is third with €15.2 million with Premier League pair Arsene Wenger (€11.3 million) and Louis van Gaal (€10 million) completing the top five.

Top 20 players:

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona): €65 million

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid): €54 million

3. Neymar (Barcelona): €36.5 million

4. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain): €27.5 million

5. Robin Van Persie (Manchester United): €25.6 million

6. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid): €23.8 million

7. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United): €22.5 million

8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain): €21.5 million

9. Sergie Aguero (Manchester City): €21.2 million

10.Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich): €20.2 million

11. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) and Yaya Toure (Manchester City): €20 million

13. Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao (Manchester United): €18.5 million

15. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid): €17.8 million

16. David Silva (Manchester City) and Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea): €17.3 million

18. David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain): €17.2 million

19. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid): €17 million

20. Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich): €16.9

Top 20 coaches:

1. Jose Mourinho (Chelsea): €18 million

2. Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid): €15.5 million

3. Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich): €15.2 million

4. Arsene Wenger (Arsenal): €11.3 million

5. Louis Van Gaal (Manchester United): €10 million

6. Fabio Capello (Russia): €9 million

7. Andre Villas-Boas (Zenit Saint-Petersburg): €8.5 million

8. Sven-Goran Eriksson (Shanghai SIPG): €8 million

9. Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund): €7.2 million

10. Laurent Blanc (PSG) and David Moyes (Sociedad): €7 million

12. Rafael Benitez (Napoli): €6.9 million

13. Walter Mazzarri (ex-Inter Milan): €6.8 million

14. Roberto Di Matteo (Schalke 04): €6 million

15. Luciano Spalletti (ex-Zenit) and Luis Enrique (Barcelona): €5.5 million

17. Antonio Conte (Italy): €5.3 million

18. Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City): €5.2 million

19. Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool): €4.9 million

20. Roberto Mancini (Inter Milan): €4.8 million.


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no wonder dm dy envy my mourinho

Choi! Where my boot?
I dey go training.