Premier League - Wayne Rooney Named English Top Flight's Richest Player

Rooney was highest-placed of the twenty-four Premier League players are among the top 100 richest sportsmen in Britain and Ireland, according to the Sunday Times rich list.

Rooney's fortune has risen by £6m from 2012 and his combined wealth with wife Coleen is estimated at £64m.

United team mate Rio Ferdinand is ranked second on £42m while Stoke City striker Michael Owen - who retires at the end of the season - is third on £38m.

Values are based on identifiable wealth including land, property, assets including art and race horses, and shares in publicly quoted companies.

Former England captain David Beckham, now playing for Paris St Germain, is ranked 11th in the Sunday Times world sporting rich list with a worth of £165m.

World number one golfer Tiger Woods is top of that chart on £570m.

Premier League top 10:

1. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) £51 million
2. Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) £42 million
3. Michael Owen (Stoke City) £38 million
=4. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) £34 million
=4. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) £34 million
6. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £33 million
7. Fernando Torres (Chelsea) £26 million
8. John Terry (Chelsea) £24 million
9. Joe Cole (West Ham United) £21 million
10. Petr Cech (Chelsea) £20 million