1. (Animals) any thick-furred marsupial, esp Didelphis marsupialis (common opossum), of the family Didelphidae of S North, Central, and South America, having an elongated snout and a hairless prehensile tail. Sometimes (informal) shortened to: possum.
The highest paid footballer in any league is not a South African soccer player, but a Portuguese player named Cristiano Ronaldo (of Real Madrid) who earns approximately R266 million a year.
The best Indian players, such as Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, earn a basic salary of more than Â£80,000 - a figure that soars with match and tour fees, sponsorship deals and Indian Premier League contracts.espite failing to come even close to their football playing counterparts earning power, the members of the England cricket team do much better. The central contract system is understood to give them between Â£250,000 to Â£400,000 a year â about four week's wages for a top Premier League footballer.