20 Top-Earning Players in 2008

TOP 20

20- Oliver Kahn
19- Raul Gonzalez Blanco
18- Lionel Messi
17- Rio Ferdinand
16- Didier Drogba
15- Alessandro del Piero

Alexandre Dumas is a french writer (playwright and novelist)
He was born in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France on July 24th 1802.
He was the son of General Thomas Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailetterie and of Marie-Louise Labouret.
Dumas died of a stroke on December 5, 1870, at Puys, near Dieppe.

Popular works: The Count of Monte Cristo, The three Musketeers.

The Barber of Seville is a french play by Pierre Beaumarchais, written in 1773.
The original music is a composition of Antoine-Laurent Baudron.
The play was first performed on February 23rd, 1775. It took place at the Comedie Francaise in the Tuileries.
The Barber of Seville is part of a trilogy (The marriage of Figaro and The Guilty Mother)
The Opera was written by Gioachino Rossini.The opera was performed in 1816.

Name: Lionel Andrés Messi
Date of bith: June 24, 1987
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Height: 1.69m
Playing position: Forward
Best position: Right Flank
He also plays as center forward and left flank
Current club: FC Barcelona
Number: 10

Quotes about Lionel Messi:
Diego Maradona named Lionel Messi as his successor.

Messi is an unusual player. He is highly creative, and has the skills to take on defenders with ease. He is a versatile left-footed player who can play either in the middle or on either wing, or even as a centre forward.

Although he is quite short, he is so fast and physically strong that he can cope with larger opponents. He is incredibly powerful, and a specialist in such dead ball situations as corners, free kicks and penalties. Leo Messi is cool-headed and able to assume several responsibilities in times of need. He is a player who is destined to have a very successful career in football.


Youth Clubs
1995-2000 Newell's Old Boys
2000-2004 FC Barcelona B

Professional Clubs
2004-2009 present FC Barcelona

International Career:
2005 - 2009 present Argentina

The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.
The work was completed in 1844.
The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant between 1815 and 1838.