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By Jake Watson<\/h3>\n

18 Jun 2011 12:03:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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EPL : Wayne Rooney, Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United<\/p>\n

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Manchester United<\/a> star Wayne Rooney<\/a> is the only Premier League<\/a> player among world sport\u2019s top 20 earners, according to America’s Sports Illustrated.<\/em> The annually-compiled ‘rich list’ shows that Barcelona\u2019s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo are the world’s two wealthiest footballers, though both trail stars from other sports.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u2018Fortunate 50\u2019 takes into account the earnings, endorsements, bonuses and appearance fees of leading sports stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rooney is 18th on the list after signing a new contract this season at Manchester United, thought to be worth \u00a3160,000 a week, which has seen him rise above the likes of David Beckham and Carlos Tevez – who are 23rd and 39th, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rooney did not even feature on last-year’s list, but his recent new contract has seen him bring in a reported $29.2 million (\u00a318m) and shoot up the list.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tiger Woods is leading the way \u2013 earning a staggering \u00a341m last year, though that was down \u00a318m on his previous year\u2019s earnings.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Liga superstars Messi and Ronaldo are unsurprisingly the top earning footballers, with Rooney coming in at third.<\/span><\/p>\n

But what may surprise many is that Messi \u2013 the best paid footballer in the world – comes in at seventh behind the likes of Fernando Alonso.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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