據日前ZOO雜志的一份報告，魯尼在退役時可能成為足球生涯中總收入最多的英格蘭球星，預計10年后他的總收入將達到1.03億英鎊。排在魯尼之后的依次是歐文、蘭帕德和里奧·費迪南德。目前，已和曼聯續約的魯尼年薪高達590萬英鎊，同時他還身系六家高額贊助合同，年收入接近千萬英鎊。如此年少就日進斗金，考慮到他的職業生涯才剛剛進入黃金期，想必曼聯前鋒魯尼未來數年的收入還將有大幅度的增加。

Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney

Manchester UnitedaceWayne Rooney is set to earn a staggering 103 million pounds over the next ten years.

The Mirror says Rooney will be the Premiership's top earner as the competition's new TV deal kicks into gear.

Newcastle's Michael Owen is projected to bank 96.1 million pounds in the next 10 years while Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand are next in the table of wealth, pocketing 74.5 million pounds and 71.5 million pounds.

The current generation of top footballers, already awash with cash, are set to break through into the ranks of the super-rich of big business founders and family landowners, according to Zoo magazine's rich list.

Rooney has predicted football earnings of 70m by the time he retires.

He already has a six-year contract signed last November at 5.9 million pounds, but on top of that comes six major sponsorship deals.

With earnings already at 10 million pounds, Rooney has endorsements from Nike, Coke Zero, Asda, Ford Sports, EA Sports and Harper Collins worth a further 17 million pounds. All will be hiked and extended before his career ends.

（Agencies）

Vocabulary:

ace：佼佼者，文中指“球星”

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