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Paris Saint-Germain midfielder David Beckham beat Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the money stakes to become the world's best-paid footballer.
Check out Forbes' list of the world's highest paid footballers.
David Beckham
Total earnings: $50.6million
Age: 37
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
Sponsors: Adidas, Breitling, Coty, H&M, Sainsbury
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Photographs: Juan Medina/Reuters
Total earnings: $43.5 million
Age: 28
Club: Real Madrid
Sponsors: Nike, Castrol, Clear Shampoo, Mobitti, Konami, Banco Espirito SantoLionel Messi
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
Total earnings: $40.3 million
Age: 25
Club: FC Barcelona
Sponsors: Adidas, Pepsi, EA Sports, Head & Shoulders, Herbalife, Turkish Airlines, Dolce & Gabana
Sergio Aguero
Photographs: Getty Images
Total earnings: $20.8 million
Age: 24
Club: Manchester City
Sponsors: Puma, Pepsi
Wayne Rooney
Photographs: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
Total earnings: $20.3 million
Age: 27
Club: Manchester United
Sponsors: Nike, Harper Collins
Yaya Toure
Photographs: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
Total earnings: $20.2 million
Age: 29
Club: Manchester City
Sponsors: PumaFernando Torres
Photographs: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
Total earnings: $20.2 million
Age: 29
Club: Chelsea
Sponsors: Nike, Pepsi
Neymar
Total earnings: $19.5 million
Age: 21
Club: Santos
Sponsors: Nike, Konami, Panasonic, Red Bull, Santander, Unilver, VolkswagenKaka
Photographs: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images
Total earnings: $19.3 million
Age: 30
Club: Real Madrid
Sponsors: Adidas, PepsiDidier Drogba
Photographs: Duif du Toit / Gallo Images/Getty Images
Total earnings: $17.8 million
Age: 35
Club: Galatasaray
Sponsors: Nike, Pepsi
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