text: It varies between players but top footballers can earn anything between £80,000 - £130,000 p/w (that's approx. $145,000 - $236,000 p/w respectively).\n\nThe German international, Michael Ballack recently signed a 3 year contract with Chelsea reported to be worth £130,000 p/w\n\nhttp://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/05/20/SOCCER_Chelsea_Nightlead.html