Cristiano Ronaldo reveals the only coach he has friendship with.

I know it can never be Jose Mourinho, his relationship with his fellow country man during the latter’s reign at the Bernabeu was a disaster, dunno if it has remained so.

Newly-crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe, Cristiano Ronalso has worked under a number of coaches in his career; former Manchester United coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini and renowned Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, but he’s friend with just one of these- Sir Alex Ferguson.

Excerpts from his interview with Spanish publication AS. “Out of all the coaches I worked under, the only friendship I have is with Sir Alex Ferguson – no one else… I worked under Pellegrini and Ancelotti, with whom I get along really well. I’m not in football to make friends, only to triumph.”

Top 10 highest paid soccer coaches in the world.

Well, I honestly don’t understand what criteria this people used to draw up their list cos just last December, Bayern Munich’s Pep Guardiola was named the highest paid coach in the world, how he’s now crawled into no 8 spot is a bit puzzling.

According to CP, former Brazil National team coach, Felipe Scolari has been named the highest paid soccer coach in the world. The tenth person on the list is Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger.

(1) Luiz Felipe Scolari – €61.6m

(2) Jose Mourinho – €11.0m

(3) Fabio Capello – €11.0m

(4) Roberto Mancini – €6.0m

(5) Carlo Ancelotti – €6.0m

(6) Manuel Pellegrini – €5.5m

(7) Louis Van Gaal – €5.2m

(8) Pep Guardiola – €5.1m

(9) Guus Hiddink – €5.0m

(10) Arsene Wenger – €4.8m

WORLD'S 10 HIGHEST PAID FOOTBALL MANAGERS

Here is goal.com‘s list of 10 football Managers and their pay-packets per year.

1) Jose Mourinho/Real Madrid-£11.2m a year
2) Diego Maradonna/Al Wasl-£9.9m
3) Pep Guardiola/Barcelona- £8.7m
4) Fabio Capello/England-£6m
5) Arsene Wenger/Arsenal-£6m
6) Carlo Ancelotti/Paris Saint Germain-£4.9m
7) Luiz Felipe Scolari/Palmeiras-£4.4m
8) Andre Villas-Boas/Chelsea- £4.3m
9) Sir Alex Ferguson/Man. United- £4m
10) Roberto Mancini/Man. City-£3.8m

If I were to read most minds, some coaches should earn better than their current pay. Sir Alex Ferguson, I understand is signing a new contract which is expected to upgrade his salary to £6.5m a year and a £1m bonus thus making him Britain’s fourth highest paid manager.

Source: Goal.com

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