Over the last decade football has become one of the most admired and profitable sports in the world. Despite the financial crisis, investments in professional football did’t diminish. Especially in Europe we were able to witness the astronomical investments by many foreign investors. Walk through our up to date list of 10 richest football players who play in Europe.



10. Philipp Lahm
German full back Philipp Lham is having a salary of $13.5 M and other income through sponsors are around $8 M. He is captain of Bayern Munich and German national team. His performance over recent years are constant and unreachable.



9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic did some great job towards middle of this list last summer when rich Paris Saint-Germain singed him and Thiago Silva from AC Milan. Zlatan is new PSG goal machine and his salary is around $19 M after tax raise. I have no doubt that they will become one of the best European side soon.



8. Yaya Toure
Yaya Toure accepted great deal back in 2010 with Manchester City to play alongside his brother Kolo and earn $16.5 M per year. Last year they did massive job to won their first Premier League title together. His additional earnings from sponsors are around $2.5 M.



7. Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres signed promising five-year deal for Chelsea two years ago, but unfortunately did’t work out as good as many expected. However, Torres had reason to celebrate as his team won Champions League. His salary is $16.6 M and $3 M income from sponsors. I can’t judge if he really deserves to be on this list at the moment, but I hope we’ll see him back in form soon!



6. Sergio Aguero
Argentine signed massive contract for Manchester City that pays him over $16 million a year. His additional earnings from sponsors are worth of $3.5 M. In just two years of playing for the English giant he won his frist English Premier League title.

That's the lower 5. Check out the top 5 here - http://sportscabal.com/ronaldo-lahm-aguero-rooney-see-the-top-10-richest-footballers-of-2013/