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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo tops Goal Rich List 2014

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo tops the Goal Rich List 2014, while Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is named as the fourth highest earner.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the highest earner in the Goal Rich List 2014, while Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is the only Brit to be included in the top 10.

Ronaldo has taken the top spot from David Beckham, who retired from the game at the end of last season, after securing a lucrative new deal with Nike and a new five-year contract at the Bernabeu.

The list, which is compiled by Goal.com, placed Ronaldo as the wealthiest footballer with a fortune of £122m, while his Barcelona rival Lionel Messi came in second with a £120.5m worth.

Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o was named as the third highest earner with a fortune of £70m, while Rooney's new £300,000-a-week wages bumped him up to fourth in the standings.

Kaka, Ronaldinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gianluigi Buffon and Thierry Henry make up the top 10 of the list.

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Manchester United's English striker Wayne Rooney heads the ball past to score past West Bromwich Albion's English goalkeeper Ben Foster during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United at The Hawthorns in
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