Cristiano Ronaldo named world's most marketable footballer with Barcelona pair Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique in top three
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Having helped Real Madrid finally achieve La Decima this season, star man Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the world's most marketable footballer by global sports market research experts 'Repucom'.
Lionel Messi, often labelled the world's
best player along with Ronaldo, is second in the list while his
Barcelona team-mate Gerard Pique makes a surprise entry in the top
three.
Perhaps
the biggest eyebrow-raiser in the list, however, is Fernando Torres'
ranking of fourth in the table. The Chelsea frontman has struggled for
form at Stamford Bridge following his £50million transfer from Liverpool
in January 2011.
Champion of Europe: Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the world's most marketable footballer in the world
Flying high: Lionel Messi is the world's second most marketable footballer and earns around £16million a year
On the podium: Spain defender Gerard Pique comes third on the list having won everything in the game
Top ten: The most marketable footballer rankings have been created by market research experts 'Repucom'
Wayne
Rooney makes the top five on the list - the Manchester United star has
20million Facebook fans and will be England's best-known player at this
summer's World Cup.
Ronaldo,
who has a staggering 82 million fans on Facebook and 26million
followers on Twitter, won his second FIFA Ballon d'Or earlier this year
and is also seen as the best 'trend-setter' with 82.5 per cent of those
asked saying the Portugal international reflects trends in today's
society. The 29-year-old, who recently posed with girlfriend Irina
Shayk, is also known by 83.9 per cent of people globally.
The
Argentine, who has won the Ballon d'Or four times, has been Barcelona's
talisman during their dominance in recent years and is the world's
best-paid star earning around £16million a year.
Pique, meanwhile, has been equally as impressive at the back for the Spanish giants having signed for the club back in 2008.
The Spain
international has won everything in the game, including three Champions
League trophies and the FIFA World Cup in 2010.
However,
Pique's fame is heightened further to due to the fact he is married to
Colombian pop star Shakira having met the singer whilt filming a music
video for her song: ''Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)', which was the
official song of the World Cup held four years ago.
Over
58 per cent of people around the globe have heard of the centre back while 97 per cent
of the population in his home country are aware of who Pique is.
Globally famous: Wayne Rooney, who makes the top five, will be England's best-known player at the World Cup
Model professional: Ronaldo and girlfrend Irina Shayk appeared on the front cover of Vogue Spain
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