Highest Paid Football Player (Soccer)
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Association football, known as soccer in the States, has just produced its highest paid player. After his transfer to Chelsea in 2008, Nicolas Anelka made over £15 million (around $29.4 million USD). This marks the French footballer’s eighth transfer or loan in just over ten years.
The world’s highest paid soccer player started his career in 1995 playing for Paris Saint-German. He transferred to Arsenal in 1997, but left them for Real Madrid in 1999 in order to get a salary that, he felt, better reflected his experience in the game. Anelka’s other moves include a return to Paris Saint-Germain in 2000 and a loan to Liverpool from 2001 to 2002. His most recent transfer took him from the Bolton Wanderers to Chelsea, where he’s had only a single appearance as of this writing.
The highest paid soccer player in the world is called “Abdul-Salam Bilal” by his friends after his conversion to Islam. He was married on April 1st, 2007, to Krishan Khatri.