Football is the love of Italy, world's favorite sport has completed more than 100 years of its existence making many faces smile and encouraging many people to get into it and get new turn of their life.

Here are the top ten best paid footballers of 2016 :

1. Carlos Tevez (Shanghai shenhua)- €615,000 per week.

2. Oscar (Shanghai SIPG)- €400,000 per week.

3. Christiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)- €365,000 per week.

4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)- €365,000 per week.

5. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)- €346,000 per week.

6. Hulk (Shanghai SIPG)- €317,000 per week.

7. Paul Pogba (Manchester United)- €290,000 per week.

8. Neymar (Barcelona)-€289,000 per week.

9. Graziano Pelle (Shandong Luneng)-€260,000 per week.

10. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)- €260,000 per week. 

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