The first place in the list of highest paid football coaches went to Josep Guardiola, who is manager of German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. The Spanish manager earns $24 million per season
© AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Second is Portuguese José Mourinho, manager of Chelsea, who earns $17 million per year
© AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth Third ranks Italian Marcello Lippi, manager of Guangzhou Evergrande (China) with an annual salary of $14 million
© AP Photo The fourth in the list is another Italian, Fabio Capello ($13 million per year), who is chief coach of Russia’s national football team
© AP Photo/Armando Franca Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti is also in the top-ten with $10.5 million per year
© AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos According to this year’s rating of highest paid football players, the number one is Cristiano Ronaldo (C), Real Madrid star, who earned $73 million in 2013
© AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Second is FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi with $65 million
© EPA/JUANJO MARTIN Third in the Forbes’ list ranks Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paris Saint-Germain striker, who earned $34 million
© AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau Number four in the rating is Neymar, striker of FC Barcelona ($28 million)
© AP Photo/Manu Fernandez Another one in the top-5 is striker of Colombian national football team Radamel Falcao with $26 million
© AP Photo/Paulo Duarte