Rooney tops in English Premier League's rich list Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Premier League with a fortune estimated at $79.01-million, according to the Sunday Times newspaper's sporting rich list. Twenty-four Premier League players are among the top 100 richest sportsmen in Britain and Ireland. Rooney's fortune has risen by six million pounds from 2012 and his combined wealth with wife Coleen is estimated at $83.4-million (all figures in U.S. currency). United team mate Rio Ferdinand is ranked second on $55-million while Stoke City striker Michael Owen is third on 38 million. 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 $215-million. World number one golfer Tiger Woods is top of that chart on $743-million. Premier League top 10: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) $79.01-million Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) $83.4-million Michael Owen (Stoke City) $55-million Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) $44-million Frank Lampard (Chelsea) $44-million Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) $43-million Fernando Torres (Chelsea) $33-million John Terry (Chelsea) $31-million Joe Cole (West Ham United) $27-million Petr Cech (Chelsea) $26-million