Alessandro del Piero
$14.6 million
Annual salary plus bonus: $5.7 million
Other income: $8.9 million
Team: Italy
The Juventus of Turin forward has spent much of the past season warming the bench, and a match-fixing scandal has now engulfed his whole club. But the 31-year-old del Piero is still the best-paid player in Italian soccer. The Sukuzi pitchman keeps close to his fans with his own e-store and a musical compilation put out by Sony.
Corporate comparison: Ralph Lauren, chief executive of Polo Ralph Lauren, made $14.3 million in salary and bonus last year.