<p> Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Premier League with a fortune estimated at 51 million pounds ($79.01 million), according to the Sunday Times newspaper's sporting rich list.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Twenty-four Premier League players are among the top 100 richest sportsmen in Britain and Ireland.<br /><br />Rooney's fortune has risen by six million pounds from 2012 and his combined wealth with wife Coleen is estimated at 64 million pounds.<br /><br />United team mate Rio Ferdinand is ranked second on 42 million pounds while Stoke City striker Michael Owen is third on 38 million.<br /><br />Values are based on identifiable wealth including land, property, assets including art and race horses, and shares in publicly quoted companies.<br /><br />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 165 million pounds.<br />World number one golfer Tiger Woods is top of that chart on 570 million pounds.<br /></p>
<p> Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Premier League with a fortune estimated at 51 million pounds ($79.01 million), according to the Sunday Times newspaper's sporting rich list.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Twenty-four Premier League players are among the top 100 richest sportsmen in Britain and Ireland.<br /><br />Rooney's fortune has risen by six million pounds from 2012 and his combined wealth with wife Coleen is estimated at 64 million pounds.<br /><br />United team mate Rio Ferdinand is ranked second on 42 million pounds while Stoke City striker Michael Owen is third on 38 million.<br /><br />Values are based on identifiable wealth including land, property, assets including art and race horses, and shares in publicly quoted companies.<br /><br />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 165 million pounds.<br />World number one golfer Tiger Woods is top of that chart on 570 million pounds.<br /></p>