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Thursday, July 19, 2007

What they Earn???


Premier League's Top Ten Earners


News that Chelsea have agreed a new £6.8 million-a-year deal with their captain John Terry means that the central defender - who is also England skipper - is set to become the highest-paid player in English football.

Terry's wages will be £131,000-per-week uner the terms of his new five-year contract.
But how does that compare with the wages of other big-earners in the Premiership?
According to The Sun, the table of the Premier League's top ten earners prior to Terry's new deal looked like this:


1= Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Ballack (both Chelsea) £121,000 a week


3 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £120,000


4 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) £119,000


5= Wayne Rooney (Man Utd), Michael Owen (Newcastle) £110,000


7= Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) £100,000


9= Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Didier Drogba (Chelsea) £90,000

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