The Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United has been billed the biggest football event in history.
Spanish giants Barcelona defeated Manchester United at Wembley in game dubbed the richest ever in football.
Soccer bosses believe moving the final from Wednesday to Sunday made the match football’s biggest ever club game.
More than 70 companies screening the match around the globe meant revenue reached £1billion – more than a World Cup final.
According to France Football magazine survey, Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho are the richest men in football.
Argentine forward Messi, the two-time World Player of the Year, reportedly brought home €31 million from his salary and publicity deals in 2011, just ahead of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo (€27.5 million) and Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney (€20.7 million).
Jose Mourinho topped the manager’s rich list with an income of €13.5 million, ahead of Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola (€10.5 million) and former Inter Milan coach Rafael Benitez (€10.2 million).
England manager Fabio Capello came fourth with the Italian receiving a salary of €8.5 million.
The English Premier League appears the most lucrative league of all with seven representatives in the top 20 list of highest paid players.
Two former Premier League stars, David Beckham and Thierry Henry, now playing in the MLS in the United States, are ranked fifth and 11 with salaries of €19 million and €13.6 million respectively.
