Chelsea striker and Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil among the 10 best paid players at the 2014 World Cup

1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal and Real Madrid

Annual earnings: £47m.

Yet top of the pile is a player who snatched the Ballon d’Or away from his great rival Messi in 2014 and is also considered to be one of the finest stars to grace the pitch at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

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