Wayne Rooney: Manchester United and England tops Sports Rich List with £82m personal fortune

Footballers dominate the list

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Wayne Rooney has seen his personal fortune grow £10million this year as the Manchester United and England captain tops the Sunday Times Rich List.

The Manchester United and England captain, 30, tops a list dominated by Manchester City and Chelsea footballers because of his £82m wealth - this list includes British people, or those based in Britain, who are under 30.

Much of his income comes from his reported £300,000 weekly salary he picks up at Old Trafford, although Rooney has lucrative endorsements with Nike and plenty others.

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The tennis brothers Andy and Jamie Murray are in second place with a joint worth of £58m, though £57m of it is contributed by the world No2, Andy. Rory McIlroy has enjoyed the biggest increase in wealth, earning an extra £18m to take him up to £56m in total and to third place in the list.

The Northern Irishman earned almost $10m in prize money but it is off the course where he has made his real cash, with a long-standing deal with Nike and other endorsements with Omega, Bose, Upper Deck sports memorabilia and Electronic Arts being especially lucrative.

Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale is up to fourth on the list after a year in which he became the second-richest footballer. The Welshman earns around £15.6millon a year at the Bernabéu in addition to contracts with Adidas, Sony and Electronic Arts. He is worth £34m – a £13m increase from last year.

A host of foreign Premier League stars make up the majority of the rest of the top 10. Sergio Agüero (£33m), David Silva (£31m), Radamel Falcao (£29m), Samir Nasri (£22m) and Eden Hazard (£18m) all feature in the list.

The Chelsea playmaker Hazard is joint 10th in the standings with the boxer Amir Khan, though Khan is likely to add to his wealth when he fights Canelo Álvarez next month.

Additional reporting from PA