Cristiano Ronaldo now earns more than any other player in the history of football has ever earned from the sport alone, after completing a move to Saudi Arabian side, Al Nassr. Even though he’s soon to be 38, that was still a pretty shocking move, as most fans expected that he’d remain in Europe to keep competing on the biggest stage, but it seems like CR7 chose money over football heritage.

That transfer inspired us to look back at other times footballers did the same and we have now brought you a list of 10 great footballers who chose money over football heritage. Let’s get right to it.