Beckham is the highest-earning footballer

What lucky of David Beckham to joint with the Italian giant AC milan. Beside he could keep his fitness to play at high level and also he won his 109th England cap to overtake the legendary Booby Moore. And now he's stock continues to rise even in the autumn years of his footballing career, with the the Rossoneri England superstar again topping the game's rich list.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid player beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi to emerge as the highest paid player in football.

Beckham, who has played with Milan since January, took home an amazing £30.1million from salary and endorsements in 2008, £3.5m more than Messi.

Here they are the top 10 highest-earning footballers: (taken from dailymail.com)

1. David Beckham (Milan): £30.1m
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona): £26.6m
3. Ronaldinho (Milan): £18.2m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United): £17.02m
5. Thierry Henry (Barcelona): £15.82m
6. Kaka (Milan): £13.07m
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter): £13.03
8. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United): £12.56
9. Frank Lampard (Chelsea): £12.10
10. John Terry (Chelsea): £10.89