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7. Wayne Rooney
England’s national soccer player Wayne Mark Rooney is widely known just as Wayne Rooney and currently plays for Manchester United in the English Premier League. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Wayne Rooney earns a total of $22 million per year out of which $18 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $4 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are sports megabrand Nike, as well as Samsung and Harper Collins, for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. This 10-year veteran of the Manchester United signed a 4 contract with the team in 2013 with a contract fee of $104 million. He is also the fan favorite in terms of jersey sales.
