Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Barclays Premier League with a personal fortune of £51million, according to the Sunday Times Sport Rich List.
The striker, whose wealth has increased from £45m last year, is £9m better off than Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand. Rooney and his wife Coleen are jointly worth £64m.
Chart-topper: Wayne Rooney is the Premier League's richest player in a list headed by David Beckham (below)
Three Lions: England players Michael Carrick (left), Frank Lampard (centre) and Steven Gerrard are on the list
SPORT RICH LIST 2013
POSITION NAMEWORTH
1 David Beckham £165m
2 Dave Whelan £160m
3 Paul Caddick £150m
4 Sir Tony O'Reilly £142m
5 Johnny Dumfries £110m
6 Lennox Lewis £95m
7 Eddie Irvine £83m
8 Lewis Hamilton £60m
9 Jenson Button £58m
10 Jody Scheckter £57m
11 Dave Richards £55m
12= David Coulthard £53m
12= Tim Gredley
£53
12= Steve Nash £53m
15 Wayne Rooney £51m
16= Dario Franchitti £50m
16= Nigel Mansell £50m
18= Rio Ferdinand £42m
18= Sir Jackie Stewart £42m
20 Peter Tom and family £40m
The striker and Ferdinand are two of 24 current Premier League players among the 100 wealthiest sportsmen in Great Britain and Ireland.
David Beckham unsurprisingly tops the lot with a £165m fortune.
Formula One stars Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are also in the top 10 with a fortune of £60m and £58m respectively.
Michael Owen (£38m) is third among the Premier League players, ahead of Ryan Giggs and Frank Lampard (both £34m).
Six Manchester United players are on the list, including Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Robin van Persie, who is a new entry with £12m.
Steven Gerrard is Liverpool's richest player with a £33m fortune, with Carlos Tevez (£18m) the richest Manchester City player on the list.
But their wealth pales in comparison to that of former England captain Beckham, now playing with Paris St Germain, who is the richest sportsman in Britain.
He sits 11th on the Sunday Times World Sport Rich List, which is headed by Tiger Woods, worth £570m.
Beckham's joint wealth with wife Victoria is rated at £200m.
There are two other footballers on the world top 20, Barcelona's Lionel Messi, worth £125m, and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, worth £120m.
The Rich List is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies. It excludes bank accounts.
United wealth: Six of Rooney's team-mates are on the list, including Rio Ferdinand and Robin van Persie
