article_snippet.sent: Rooney's overall wealth is up £12million to £72million, and the Manchester United and England skipper remains on course to join David Beckham as the only British footballer to amass a fortune of more than £100million.
article_snippet.sent: Rooney's £300,000-a-week contract with United still has another four seasons to run, and Rooney is just two goals short of Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 49 goals for England.
article_snippet.sent: Button is £1million behind Rooney and though Button net worth has grown by £8million in the past year, Button signed a new contract on a reduced salary of around £8 million a year last December.
article_snippet.sent: Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has moved up into second place with wealth of £72m .
article_snippet.sent: Button is just £1m behind Rooney with a fortune of £71m .
article_snippet.sent: Andy Murray (left) takes up fourth place on the Rich List with wealth put at £48m .
article_snippet.sent: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is in sixth place on £42m, but is £2m behind Rio Ferdinand .
article_snippet.sent: Tennis player Andy Murray is now fourth on the list with wealth put at £48million.
article_snippet.sent: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (£40m) is next on the Rich Listahead of Arsene Wenger.
article_snippet.sent: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (£40m) is in seventh position with £40m, which is £2m more than Arsene Wenger .
highlights_snippet.sent: Wayne Rooney is now second in the Sunday Times Sport Rich List .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: F1 driver Jenson Button is £1m behind Wayne Rooney in third place .