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 deal made Etoâo the highest-paid player in the history of soccer in term of club salary. Dwarfing the the â¬13 million ($19m) Cristiano Ronaldo earns at Real Madrid and the â¬10.5 million Lionel Messi is paid by Barcelona.