Ronaldinho is most valuable star

[Mac 10 †]

Ronaldinho is most valuable star

Ronaldinho is the most commercially valuable football player in the world, according to a new study.
 
The Barcelona ace, 26, is worth £32.6m, more than English duo David Beckham (£31.2m) and Wayne Rooney (£30.4m), who are second and third respectively.

Beckham still has the best-known face, but Ronaldinho's age and recent feats make him a better marketing prospect, says consultancy firm BBDO Germany.

Frank Lampard (£20m) is eighth while Steven Gerrard (£19.2m) is 11th.

"Beckham owes his second place in the ranking to his status as the 'metrosexual' prototype and the lucrative contracts this generated for him," added BBDO.

Ronaldinho, who is five years younger than Beckham, was voted Fifa World Player of the Year the past two years.


Full list:

1 Ronaldinho (Barcelona) £32.6m
2 David Beckham (Real Madrid) £31.2m
3 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) £30.4m
4 Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) £21.3m
5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) £21.1m
6 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus) £20.9m
7 Ronaldo (Real Madrid) £20.4m
8 Frank Lampard (Chelsea) £20m
9 Thierry Henry (Arsenal) £19.95m
10 Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich) £19.9m
11 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £19.2m
12 Raul (Real Madrid) £18.9m
13 Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) £18.8m
14 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) £18.6m
15 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) £18.3m
16 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) £12.9m
17 Ryan Babel (Ajax Amsterdam) £12.6m
18 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) £12.1m
19 Lukas Podolski (Cologne) £11.3m
20 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) £9.9m

[h cottie is bac-tive?]

kid's got ridiculous skills....and i dont even watch soccer!

[Bomb-A®]

he deserves it...unlike beckham its his talent thats earned every penny of that


peace

[Throwback]

suprised to see babel in there.

[Bomb-A®]

Full list:

4 Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) £21.3m
5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) £21.1m
6 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus) £20.9m
8 Frank Lampard (Chelsea) £20m
14 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) £18.6m
15 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) £18.3m
17 Ryan Babel (Ajax Amsterdam) £12.6m
19 Lukas Podolski (Cologne) £11.3m

^^2 years from neither of them will be on the list

makes u respect the vets even more....zidane, ronaldo, del piero, raul, beckham



peace

[Javier]

Wow man are you serious?  Messi won't be on the list?!  If anything he will just keep climbing that list.  After the World Cup, you'll see the impact Messi will make

[Bomb-A®]

shit...didnt mean to leave his name in there

[Meho]

Huh where is Adriano?