Robinho at Manchester City - $15.9 million per year Ronaldo at Manchester United stands to make reputed $365,000 per week with a new deal Note - these are purely their wages..their sponsorship deals with individual football boot manufacturers take earnings up alot further.
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The highest paid American football player is Patrick Peterson, making 70 million dollars over 5 years. His contract will start in 2015.
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Ibrahimovic ... Inter MilanSamuel Eto'o became the highest paid football player in Europe when he moved from Inter Milan to FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He will earn 17.9 million pounds per year for a 3-year deal.
In 2010, Alex Rodriguez was the highest paid baseball player. His salary was $33,000,000.
The first football player to make a million dollars a year was Joe Namath. In 1969, Namath signed a three-year contract with the New York Jets that paid him a total of $3 million, making him the highest-paid player in football at the time.
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