Bastian Schweinsteiger: professional footballer, 60 million euros

Even though he hung up his football boots in 2019, Bastian Schweinsteiger is still one of the most successful German football players. In 2014 he became world champion, in 2013 he won the Champions League and was named Footballer of the Year . He also won the championship title 7 times and the DFB Cup 7 times with FC Bayern Munich . In 2002 he began his exceptional career as a professional soccer player with Bayern. In 2015 he moved to Manchester United , where he received an annual salary of around 12 million euros. He finished his career with club Chicago Fire , who paid him over $5 million a season. Today, the football pensioner earns his money as a sports commentator and with advertising contracts.