Jose Mourinho is the highest paid football manager as of 2011, according to France Football magazine.The Real Madrid manager topped the managers' rich list with an income of €13.5 million, ahead of Barcelona's Pep Guardiola with €10.5 million.
While FC Barcelona's Argentina international, Lionel Messi topped the Footballer's rich list with an income of €31 million.Messi's income is from his salary and publicity deals in 2011
Messi's income, while making him the top paid footballer in the world, still falls a long way short of Tiger Woods, who with a revenue of 53mn euros is the highest paid sportsman of them all.
The Premier League appears the most lucrative league of all with seven representatives in the top 20 list of highest paid players.
1.Jose Mourinho
Annual salary: €13.5 million
Current club: Real Madrid - Spain
Country of citizenship: Portugal
2.Pep Guardiola
Annual salary: €10.5 million
Current club: FC Barcelona - Spain
Country of citizenship: Spain
3.Rafael Benitez
Annual salary: €10.2 million
Club: Former Inter Milan coach (currently unemployed,after leaving Inter in December 2010)
Country of citizenship: Spain
4.Fabio Capello
Annual salary: €8.5 million
Current club: England national football team
Country of citizenship: Italy
Source: France Football magazine