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<rss xmlns:ps="http://trailfire.com" version="2.0"><channel><title>"Top paid Soccer players" by flurry</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/flurry/trails/37052</link><category>flurry/trails</category><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>The 10 Highest-Paid Soccer Players</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/flurry/marks/97974</link><description><![CDATA[Forbes has been released list of The 10 Highest-Paid Soccer Players, while still not as high as U.S. pro sports stars such Tiger Wood or Michael Jordan, soccer players earning today are getting within touching distance to the top of U.S. pro sports stars. David Beckham who always on the top list of highest earning soccer players turn down to second place, while the Barcelona soccerstar Ronaldinho turn up to the top of the list with $29.5 million earning.]]></description><category>Top paid Soccer players</category><author>flurry</author><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 10:04:59 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:97974</guid></item><item><title>Forbes.com: Beckham no longer leads soccer earning list - Soccer - MSNBC.com</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/flurry/marks/97977</link><description><![CDATA[The world&#39;s most famous footballers — soccer stars, in American parlance — now make as much money as some of the biggest names in U.S. pro sports, buoyed by rising celebrity and global product endorsements. Earnings (salary plus endorsements) for the 10 best-paid soccer players rose 20 percent last year. Topping the list is Ronaldinho, two-time World Player of the Year, who pocketed $30 million, on par with the top earners in U.S. team sports:]]></description><category>Top paid Soccer players</category><author>flurry</author><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 10:07:30 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:97977</guid></item><item><title>FOX Sports - USA - Beckham will earn twice as much as others</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/flurry/marks/97979</link><description><![CDATA[Beckham, the former England captain who joins the Los Angeles Galaxy this summer from Real Madrid, has $6.5 million in guaranteed income that includes a $5.5 million base salary this year, the union said. That&#39;s 10 times more than what any player is getting outside the top six.]]></description><category>Top paid Soccer players</category><author>flurry</author><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 10:08:43 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:97979</guid></item><item><title>The Footie Fool - &amp;raquo; Ronaldinho beats Beckham, Ronaldo and Rooney on Forbes list</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/flurry/marks/97981</link><description><![CDATA[Forbes has released their top 10 list of highest paid soccer players and Barcelona’s Ronaldinho has usurped David Beckham to move into the top spot. Thanks to endorsement deals with Nike and the likes of consumer electronics giant Sony, the Brazilian made $29.5 million US last year. Beckham finished just behind Ronaldhino at $29.1 million US]]></description><category>Top paid Soccer players</category><author>flurry</author><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 10:11:46 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:97981</guid></item><item><title>Soccer- Beckham in a Pay Grade of His Own - AOL Sports</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/flurry/marks/97983</link><description><![CDATA[David Beckham will receive more than double what any other player in MLS is getting this year and more than 50 times the average salary, according to data released by the league&#39;s players&#39; union on Friday. Beckham, the former England captain who joins the Los Angeles Galaxy this summer from Real Madrid, has $6.5 million in guaranteed income that includes a $5.5 million base salary this year, the union said. That&#39;s 10 times more than what any player is getting outside the top six.]]></description><category>Top paid Soccer players</category><author>flurry</author><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 10:13:45 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:97983</guid></item></channel></rss>
