Alex asks: "Where is David Beckham?"

He's in the USA. Therefore he wouldn't be in this list.

Marc, Edlesborough, UK

It funny that the guy from Oxford says that prem players couldn't survive in Rugby when Matt Dawson said after doing a rugby training session with Everton that there is no question Rooney could be a professional Rugby player and Ryan Giggs had to chose over a professional career in Rugby or Football

Andy J, Manchester , Lancs

Where is David Beckham?

alex, Manchester , uk

Let these guys have a season long experience in Rugby Union...then they'd earn their money. Well more likely they wouldn't...would any of them get off the ground after the first collision?

James Cullup, Oxford,

"Must be diffuclt having to survive on wages of £120,000 a week."

Must be difficult using a spellerchecker, Times Online.

Tony, Islington, London, UK

Ronnie,
I imagine that Robbie Fowler is over 30. This table is for under 30s.
He is minted though. Surprisingly astute with his wealth!

Oliver, London,

I can't help but notice that the better players or those who play more football are paid less than the top earners

M Ho, Gayton, UK

It's just a shame that most of them behave like animals and set such an awful example to the young kids of today.

Jon, Hull, UK

"all they do is play football for a living". What???? you rather work in an office for a living?
And I can´t imagine a better way to earn one's living than doing what one likes. AND it´s not their fault they are paid that much, the business around football evolved that way.

tete, buenos aires, argentina

These are the modern day slaves

John, Malta, malta

This is ridiculous. All they do is play football for a living; its a game! And they get that much. I have had to work hard to get to where I am today, to earn a few millions a year. They dont serve so much money.

Huzaifah Khan, London, UK

These overpaid prima donnas ask for wage increases per week, which is more than the average person earns a year. They say they care about the fan's, they dont even live in the real world.

Malcolm, Liverpool, England

I remember when Nat Lofthouse was an England player he used to catch the bus to the training ground. And in Ernie Forest's autobiography he reveals that in those days an England player was provided with towels but had to bring his own soap. Still, in those days it was a true working man's sport.

Rod, Preston,

When I was a 15 year old lad I used to board the same trolley bus each morning as did the great Don Revie when he travelled to Boothferry Park for training. He always wore in those days an off white shirt and an old belted raincoat well down past his knees,. No expensive cars and designer gear

Robert El-Cid., Hull City, East Yorks.,

Michael Owen is the most overrated and overpaid footballer in England. He's barely played for three years. Constantly injured and constantly sick.

Let's face it: he's not good enough to make the England team. There are probably five native-born strikers who are better than he is.

Peter M, Seneca, USA

Because say Owen moves to wearing Adidas or Nike boots then who will be wearing Umbro? Only JT

Dan, Adi Town,

erm mittal is worth closer to £27,000 million not £2,700 million.
football, after entrepreneruship is probably the only option alot of young people have to improve their social circumstances.
social mobility in britain is the worst its been for decades, without football it would be even worse.

will, Grimsby, uk

James Buckingham, York, Soccer a mans game
Try gaelige football and the players are all amatuer and much fitter, with no inflated wages (Ask Kevin Moran or Niall Quinn)
and ten times better to watch than soccer.
Or perhaps rugby

diago, Santiago, Chile

They are not worth a washer. The fools who pay big money to watch them play must be rich. This could be a great target for a winffall tax, there is so much money slushing around for players who have one and a half minutes of posession, sometimes less.

m wilson, bidache, france

For those saying that footballers don't give any money to charity - how on earth do you know? Just because they don't talk about it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I'm sure the same people having a go at them will still have a go at them if they came out and told everyone they gave to charity!

David, London,

Emile Heskey, a very very average player with a mediocre career behind him and £12 million in the bank, the mind boggles!

M Desmond, Birmingham, UK

Yes footballers' wages do seem obscene to the average Joe but from an objective economic view point then thi wages are entirely justified. The demand for highly skilled footballers heavily outstrips their supply.

Barry, Swindon,

I just wish that some of them were a tad more eloquent when conversing with the media. A couple of grand spent on elocution and pronunciation might make them more appealing to advertisers, might even be able to wax lyrical about the latest roasting.

Richard Dow, stenhousemuir, Escocia

Overrated and certainly overpaid. Sick notes Dyer £12m, Kewell £13m and Owen £41m. I think I feel sick.

Paul, West Mids,

Why are people who have commented here so mean to each other?!

We shouldn't be so materialistic, huge amounts of money is not what you need to be happy. If it was, they wouldn't all be having affairs.

Rachel, London,

Looking at most Americans, Joseph, it is obviously difficult for an American keep fit.

Whch must be why they pay them such a lot for playing girl's games like netball and rounders, or basketball and baseball as you call them.

James Buckingham, York,

is Frank Lampard's net worth before or after food bills?

Phil, London,

It will be interesting to revisit this list in say 20 years time. Some will still obviously be filthy stinking rich but I bet there will be at least one or two who will have blown it all and be on their uppers

Chris, Birmingham,

Maybe they should get paid for doing some real work and dish out the money to us people that are suffering on low wages and still have to pay full price for everything. Its sick I tell you. Why would you even want to advertise their wages on the net, talk about rub it in

Lee, London, England

Unfortunately most don't seem to have the charecter that should go with the wealth. We often hear about the obnoxious behaviours of these lots all the time, some even going to the jail. As a value for money to the society they live in, I think it's next to ZERO.

Paul, Leeds, UK

Carragher, Heskey and Drogba are all 30 fyi. And Anelka and Saha can't be far off

Mark, Norwich,

They wouldn't earn a cent if people didn't buy tickets. How intelligent are the people?

jaq, Geneva, Switzerland

"Do any of them give any of their riches to charity?" Yes a popular charity called Ladbrokes if rumours are to be believed...

A lot of footballers invest their money in property do they not? Maybe some of the players in this list are as "poor" as the rest of us since the price falls...?

Tony Coleby, March, UK

It;s true that footballers is not as rich as Lakshmi Mittal, but Mr Mittal probably has to perform for more than 3 hours a week.

Frank Upton, Solihull,

Lampard a young footballer?

kerry livermore, London, England

How do Umbro afford to pay Michael Owen a 2 million a year for playing half a season, yet Stevie Gerrard and Frank Lampard who generally manage to play the whole season, only get 1 million a year each from Adidas, which is a far bigger company?

Nicolai, Manchester, UK

"The earning power of Coleen"...ah, it says it all. Aren't you pleased you spent years in education amassing all those qualifications and then slaved away working all hours, only for Coleen Rooney to be able to earn more in a few days than you do all year? Me, jealous?

Of course I am.

David N, Leeds, UK

Robbie Fowler isnt under 30, no matter how much money he has! Therefore not missed off the list.

Pete, Devon,

Unless he's got a lot younger recently Robbie Fowler is not under 30. Why do people comment on articles they haven't read?

Daniel Barker, London,

Errrrrrm Ronnie how old is Robbie Fowler over 30 perhaps?

Rob, manchester,

errrrm they seem to have missed off Robbie fowler, who is decidedly richer than 90% of these guys due to a massive property portfolio......

Ronnie, London,

Do any of them give any of their riches to charity? In the US well paid football (gridiron) players have charity funds etc they donate to and do work for the community. All the footballers do here is make too much money and act like they are in sodom and gomorrah. Their incomes are a disgrace.

Richard, london, england

Joseph:

"they deserve the money; fo you know how hard it is to keep fit?"

I think I could have a good crack for £70k a week. I'm pretty sure if I was married to Cheryl Cole as well that would help!

Andrew, London, UK

@ Joseph, Milton, USA ... umm count them and you'll find that there are in fact 25 players. The = means something before some of the names.. i'm sure you'll figure it out :)

Reuben, Valletta, Malta

He he he, once again an American shows how poor their level of education is, let me explain it to you slowly Joe...when people are rated on a ladder scale, and when their score/value is the same (or tied as you would say) then they are placed in the same position D'oh! as your best export might say!

Gordon, Dublin, Ireland

Don't think about it too hard Joseph, you'll give yourself a headache, old chap.

Thom, Auckland, NZ

er Joseph - the reason it starts on 32 is beacuse there are 5 players tied on 21st place they are listed as =21 there are in fact 25 players.

Scarey that a decidely average player like Heskey has made so much. and Kieron Dyer must have more millions than games under his belt

graham, london, uk

A quarter of the names on that list are laughable!

Peter, Brisbane, Australia

TO RH of London, I've started counting 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25, that makes 5 at number 21, and as this is a list of 25 players then I would assume that it is correct? I guess with only 10 fingers and 10 toes anything above 21 gets a bit scary eh!

Dav, Harrogate,

Some rephrasing is needed.

These chaps might be paid more per week than I earn in a year.

They most certainly do NOT earn their money in any meaningful sense of the verb.

Chris Palmer, Southampton,

Quite bizarre, many of these players have made a lot of money, but don't seem to play very often. How sad for the game that players such as Dyer, Bellamy, Duff, Heskey are at the top of the money pile. Nice job if you can get it, I suppose!

Sam, Hong Kong,

There are 5 at number 21 of equal value.....try counting

RH, London, UK

Joseph, if you read the article accurately you would see that there are a number equal at 21st place.

TK, London, England

You say Britain's 25 richest players but you begin with 21? Also, the term "Britain's footballers" would mean footballers from Britain and not necessarily footballers who play in Britain, it's kind of confusing. Anyway, who cares, they deserve the money; do you know how hard it is to keep fit? jm

Joseph, Milton, USA