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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has deposed David Beckham to top France Football’s list of the highest-paid players. The Argentina forward is said to have made 33 million euros ($A48.51 million) last year.
Beckham, who has been first or second in each of the last nine years, took home 30.4 million euros ($A44.69 million) in 2009, according to the report.
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo was third with 30 million euros ($A44.1 million), while teammate Kaka was a distant fourth with 18.8 million ($A27.63 million).
Thierry Henry was fifth with 18 million ($A26.46 million).
France Football, which has ranked the best-paid players since 1999, calculated the figures based on salary and endorsements.
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