Stateside it’s easy to think of professional soccer as being on the lower end of pro sports profits. But step outside the USA and you’ll quickly see that the sport of the world generates billions upon billions of income annually. While there are countless clubs across the world that have to pinch pennies to afford even the cost of soccer braces for their players, the teams of industrialized nations – mainly those in Europe – can afford the top talent and pay top salaries. As a testament to this, here’s a countdown of the twelve professional soccer managers with the highest annual salaries, courtesy of FutebolFinance.com:
12. David Moyes – Everton – Barclays Premier League
€3,600,000 ($4,718,006)
11. Luis Felipe Scolari – Palmeiras – Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
€3,600,000 ($4,718,006)
10. Harry Redknapp – Tottenham – Barclays Premier League
€4,700,000 ($6,160,458)
9. Arsene Wenger – Arsenal – Barclay’s Premier League
€4,700,000 ($6,160,458)
8. Kenny Dalglish – Liverpool – Barclays Premier League
€4,800,000 ($6,291,711)
7. Alex Ferguson – Manchester United – Barclays Premier League
€4,800,000 ($6,291,711)
6. Jupp Heynckes – Bayern Munich – Bundesliga
€5,000,000 ($6,554,376)
5. Carlo Ancelotti – Paris Saint-German – Ligue 1
€ 5,900,000 ($7,734,024)
4. Roberto Mancini – Manchester City – Barclays Premier League
€6,000,000 ($7,865,625)
3. Guus Hiddink – Anzhi Makhachkala – Russian Premier League
€7,500,000 ($9,830,484)
2. Pep Guardiola – Barcelona – La Liga
€7,500,000 ($9,830,484)
1. Jose Mourinho – Real Madrid – La Liga
€10,000,000 ($13,109,188)
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