Beckham's £112m Leads Rich List

David Beckham's move last summer to LA Galaxy, where he earns £500,000 a week, has consolidated his position as the world's richest footballer, making him the first to have earned more than £100m from the game. The former England captain is said to have increased his wealth from last year's £87m - a fortune fuelled more by endorsements than by his on-pitch earnings - to £112m.

The top 10 players

1) David Beckham, 32, LA Galaxy - £112m
2) Michael Owen, 27, Newcastle Utd - £37m
3) Robbie Fowler, 32, Cardiff City - £30m
4) Wayne Rooney, 22, Man Utd - £30m
5) Sol Campbell, 33, Portsmouth - £28m
6) Andriy Shevchenko, 31, Chelsea - £25m
7) Rio Ferdinand, 29, Man Utd - £25m
8) Ryan Giggs, 33, Man Utd - £23m
9) Michael Ballack, 31, Chelsea - £18m
10) Steven Gerrard, 27, Liverpool - £15m