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.
In England, Premier League footballers can expect an average salary of Â£656,000 ($1.51 million) but even that is dwarfed by the colossal $6.6 million which is the average salary paid to professional basketballers in America's NBA.n the next few weeks, someone is going to have their bones rattled by Jerry Collins and find themselves prostrate on the turf wondering if they get paid enough to endure this professional rugby lark. In comparison with New Zealand's average salary of $40,000, top rugby players seem to have it pretty good.