EPL the salaries are going through the roof, Multi Billionaire owners. Ronaldo has new contract for $250,000 per week salary.. so that's $13 million per year just from Manchester United. Then add on the many endorsements he is on from Nike and various other deals. Robinho is reputedly on $12 million per year.
Formula 1 is the wealthiest sport in the world, EPL Football is fast catching up as is La Liga in Spain, and Serie A in Italy. ALSO.. a Football players career average is 10 years in top division...AND they can transfer from one countries league to another, for example from the EPL to the Bundesliga in Germany. Contrast this with Gridiron as in NFL the average career length is 3 years, plus they have nowhere else to play as all Gridiron leagues folded (NFL Europe for example)
AnswerIt depends on how good you are. Most likely you get rich by endorsments such as Nike or Gatorade.Ask Beckham
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Steven Gerrard and David Beckham are reported to earn over £100,000 A WEEK - that's more than £5 million a year
The question is one that can not be answered with any sort of exactitude. The amounts vary dependant on which level of Football. (Pub Level, Championship or Premier League) Players can be paid as little as 50 Pounds per week to astronomical figures such as Christiano Ronaldo, who is paid as much as 11 milllion Euros per year.
they get paid about 100,00 a game and about 9.6 million for a regular contract with a team.
As of the start of the 2007 season, the minimum rookie salary in the NFL is $285,000. A very good player can make 8 figures.