How much does a soccer player get paid in a week
Lionel Messi signed a new contract last week that will make him the highest-paid soccer player in the world at $27 million per year. Going into the 2014 World Cup at age 26, Messi is already considered one of the best players ever and is already making more than $40 million with endorsements. For the NFL's 2009-2010 season, average salary for the top five highest-paid players (not including endorsement deals) was $20.32 million. For the top five footballers, salaries averaged $14.67 million. In honor of the World Cup, here's a look at the paychecks that go with being a star of the world's favorite sport. Instagram. Lionel Messi signed a new contract last week that will make him the highest-paid soccer player in the world at $27 million per year. Going into the 2014 World Cup at age 26, Messi is already considered one of the best players ever and is already making more than $40 million with endorsements. Best Answer: It all depends. An average player in the MLS(major league soccer) would probably make about 10 or 15 thousand per month.(2-4 thousand a week) in the English premier league the average player would make that in a week. Here's a list of players' salaries. http://www.mlsplayers.org/salary_info.ht... An average player in the MLS(major league soccer) would probably make about 10 or 15 thousand per month.(2-4 thousand a week) in the English premier league the average player would make that in a week. Here's a list of players' salaries. http://www.mlsplayers.org/salary_info.ht... 3. At 22, Lionel Messi is the youngest player to make the top 20 list of highest-paid soccer stars. Messi's 2009-2010 contract is worth $13.74 million. Messi, a striker for Spanish champions Barcelona, will represent his home country, Argentina, at this year's World Cup. Best Answer: It all depends. An average player in the MLS(major league soccer) would probably make about 10 or 15 thousand per month.(2-4 thousand a week) in the English premier league the average player would make that in a week. Here's a list of players' salaries. The average salary in the MLS, however, was $160,000, and the median salary was $100,000. About 45 percent of MLS players -- that's 249 -- made over $100,000. The gap between the highest-paid and lowest-paid players is quite pronounced in professional soccer. How much a player makes depends on the position he plays. While players at all positions make the league minimum, median pay is highest for forwards. In 2013, forwards made a median salary of $99,998. Goaltenders and mid-fielders made a median salary of $80,000, while defenders made two more dollars a year. Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic comes in at No. 2, earning a reported $15.7 million for the 2009-2010 season. The 29-year-old striker plays for Barcelona and the Swedish national team. Until Ronaldo's Real Madrid deal was inked in 2009, Ibrahimovic was soccer's highest-paid player.
average $14.67 million