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.
Getty. Mr money bags: Lionel Messi earned around Â£50m in 2014. Lionel Messi is the highest paid player in the world after banking nearly Â£1million a week last year. France Footballâs annual survey of wages reckons the Barcelona star earns over Â£26m in his basic salary before bonuses.ose Mourinho is the highest paid coach in the world with his Â£10m Chelsea salary and Â£3.2m in commercial revenue. Arsene Wenger (Â£8.3m) and Louis Van Gaal (Â£7.3m) are also in the top ten along with Zenitâs Andre Villas Boas (Â£6.25m) and David Moyes (Â£5.14m) now at Real Sociedad.