Top Richest footballers in the World

Former Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzales is the richest Spanish footballer, according to a recent report run by Goal.com on the sport’s richest.

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Raul who nows players for Qatari side Al Sadd, after a spell with German club Schalke, is worth around €44m, beating Barcelona striker David Villa (€43m), Iker Casillas (€35m) and Fernando Torres (€29m).



Another former Los Blancos player, David Beckham is number one on the list, earning a staggering 200m euros, whilst Barca’s Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo sit second and third respectively.



Another Real Madrid player, Kaka is fourth on the list, whilst Ronaldinho, now playing Brazil sits fifth.



Full List



1. David Beckham (PSG) – 200 million euros



2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – € 134m



3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – € 130m



4. Kaká (Real Madrid) – € 80m



5. Ronaldinho (Atletico Mineiro) – € 73m



6. Samuel Eto’o (Anzhi Makhachkala) – € 60m



7. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – € 58m



8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) – € 55m



9. Rivaldo (Sao Caetano) – € 53m



10. Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) – € 49m



11. Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls) – € 48m



12. Michael Owen (Stoke City) – € 46.5m



13. Raul Gonzalez (Al Sadd) – € 44m



14. David Villa (Barcelona) – € 43m



15. Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) – € 41m



16. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) – € 40m



17. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) – € 38m



18. Robbie Fowler (no team) – € 37.5m



19. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) – € 37m



20. Robinho (AC Milan) – € 36m



21. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) – € 35m



22. Frank Ribery (Bayern Munich) – € 33.5m



23. John Terry (Chelsea) – € 31.5m



24. Didier Drogba (Galatasaray) – € 29m



25. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) – € 29m



26. Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray) – € 25.5m



27. Nicolas Anelka (Juventus – transfer) – € 25m



28. Alessandro Del Piero (Sydney FC) – € 24.5m



29. Miroslav Klose (Lazio) – € 24m



30. Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) – € 24m



31. Francesco Totti (Roma) – € 24m



32. Petr Cech (Chelsea) – € 23m



33. Neymar (Santos) – € 23m



35. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) – € 23m



36. Joe Cole (West Ham United) – € 22.5m



37. Andrea Pirlo (Juventus) – € 22.5m



38. Paul Scholes (Manchester United) – € 22m



39. Damien Duff (Fulham) – € 21.5m



40. Park Ji-Sung (QPR) – € 21m



41. Daniele De Rossi (Roma) – € 21m



42. Clarence Seedorf (Botafogo) – € 21m



43. David Trezeguet (River Plate) – € 20m



44. Xavi (Barcelona) – € 20m



45. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) – € 19.5m



46. Ashley Cole (Chelsea) – € 19.5m



47. Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F Marinos) – € 19.5m



48. Michael Essien (Real Madrid – transfer) – € 19m



49. Yaya Toure (Manchester City) – € 19m



50. Alessandro Nesta (Montreal Impact) – € 18.5m

Xavi ruled out of El Clasico

Barcelona midfielder Xavi has been ruled out of Saturday's El Clasico with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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Xavi came back from injury for the 3-1 defeat to Real on Tuesday night but it has proved too early and he will now face a further spell on the sidelines.



The club are now hoping that he will be able to play against AC Milan in the second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie.



Xavi has played in 37 El Clasicos in his career, the highest number by any current player.



Team News

(Real Madrid)

- Real Madrid made a statement on Tuesday evening with the 3-1 victory over Barça and they will be hoping lightning strikes twice with another whirlwind away performance in Manchester the following week, so this match is not really their priority.



- Don't be surprised if José Mourinho makes as many as ten changes, as the upcoming Champions League match could well define his tenure in the capital, and the only survivor may be goalkeeper Diego López.



- Michael Essien, Kaká, Marcelo, José Callejon, Ricardo Carvalho, Luka Modrić and Pepe are all likely to get run outs, though Cristiano Ronaldo may feature for an hour or so.

Barcelona



- Coming so soon after the defeat at San Siro, the loss to Madrid was a huge blow for Jordi Roura's team, with the players looking short of answers in big games right now.

(Barcelona)

- Barça are less likely to make wholesale changes with their own Champions League match another ten days away, and they may want to avoid any slip-ups here with the league title potentially their only route to silverware.



- One change which can be preempted is the return of goalkeeper Víctor Valdés, as José Manuel Pinto is the recognised Copa del Rey number 1.



- Xavi has been ruled out for 10-15 days with a hamstring injury, and faces a race to be fit for the Milan game.

Xavi still a doubt for AC Milan tie

Barcelona midfielder Xavi is still a doubt for the Champions League clash against AC Milan, according to the Catalan giants' assistance coach Jordi Roura.

The Spain international suffered a torn hamstring in the 1-1 draw with Valencia in early February.



Roura revealed that the 33-year-old, who has been left out of the squad for Saturday's clash with Granada, took part in Friday's training session, but insisted that he is still not fully fit.



"Xavi ready for Milan? He rejoined training, did almost all the exercises, but we have to wait and see a few days to see how he reacts," Roura told a press conference.



Xavi has made 661 appearances for Barcelona so far in his career.

Xavi pens new deal until June 2016.

Xavi Hernández will remain at Barcelona until 30th June 2016.

The midfielder signed a contract extension at the club's offices at Camp Nou this afternoon. Xavi was joined by club President Sandro Rosell, vice president Josep Maria Bartomeu and Technical Director of Professional Football, Andoni Zubizarreta.



The Terrassa-born playmaker, who turned 33 on Friday, adds an extra two years onto his previous arrangement with Barça which was due to end in June 2014. Xavi follows Carles Puyol who also penned a new deal last week to keep him at the club until 2016.


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