1. (Animals) any thick-furred marsupial, esp Didelphis marsupialis (common opossum), of the family Didelphidae of S North, Central, and South America, having an elongated snout and a hairless prehensile tail. Sometimes (informal) shortened to: possum.
The highest paid footballer in any league is not a South African soccer player, but a Portuguese player named Cristiano Ronaldo (of Real Madrid) who earns approximately R266 million a year.
Lionel Messi â Total Earning: $77 Million. Lionel Messi is world most expensive soccer player ranked in the 2nd position from top 10 highest paid soccer players 2017. He is earning $77 million per annum along with his massive salary of $51 million. His major sponsors are Turkish Airline, Adidas, Herbalife and Pepsi.