Bill Belichick Pockets $25 Million Annually, But He Is Not The Highest-Paid Sports Coach Globally; Check The List Here
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Bill Belichick is the epitome of success in football. He has achieved almost everything one would want to achieve in a coaching career. And he gets handsomely rewarded for that as well. Reportedly being paid $25 million in a year by the New England Patriots. No American coach can claim the distinction of being paid more than Belichick. But there are some who earn more than him.
Across the pond, in Europe, there are soccer coaches who make more than $25 million per year. Since soccer is the most watched sport across the world, it shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Men ahead of Bill Belichick
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Since no coach or player reveals the exact details of their contract, nailing down a particular figure is not possible. However, multiple sources within the industry and close to the coaches have revealed their income. Check out coaches who make more than Belichick below:
3–Pep Guardiola $25.3 million
Pep Guardiola made a name for himself in the soccer world, first as a player in FC Barcelona and then as a coach. It was under his guidance from 2008 to 2012 that Lionel Messi developed into one of the world’s best players.
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Guardiola joined the English side Manchester City in 2016. He signed his current lucrative contract extension in 2022, thanks to which he barely exceeds Bill Belichick in earnings.
2–Jose Mourinho $27 million
Known for his loudmouth talks and his defensive tactics, Jose Mourinho, has coached some of the biggest soccer clubs in Europe. From Inter Milan and Real Madrid to Chelsea. This serial winner has won at every club he has ever been with.
Currently hired by the Italian club A.S. Roma, Mourinho joined the side in 2021. Even though A.S. Roma is paying Mourinho lesser than Bill Belichick by, his payouts from previous engagements with other clubs bump his earnings higher than that of the Pats’ HC.
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1–Diego Simeone $29 million
One of the longest-serving managers in the game of soccer today. Diego Simeone for so many is Atletico Madrid. His tenacious attitude as a player transferred well into the coaching job as well, and the team looks like an extension of the Argentine himself.
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From being that other team in Madrid to being the world beaters. Simeone has gone through a journey with the club, very few do in today’s world. And he receives a worthy bounty every year, which makes him the highest-paid coach in the world.
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Garima Yadav