Coach Vanderlei described the England captain as the hardest working player at the Spanish club.
The 31-year-old says he has not given up hope of playing for England again.
The England captain tops with earnings of $27 million in the 2003/04 season, while Ronaldo is second with 16.5 million.
Players led by England captain David Beckham make up almost a quarter of the top 100
The former England captain has not yet agreed an extension to his current deal with the Spanish club.
A round-up of weekend action in the main European leagues.
Brazilian ace Ronaldo returned from injury to give Real Madrid a 1-0 victory in the Primera Liga.
The 'Football for Hope' match will feature more than 50 of the world's best known players including Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham.
Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko will lead two teams on Tuesday in a benefit match to raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami.
Ronaldo has been left out of the Real Madrid squad to play Real Sociedad on Sunday after failing to make a full recovery from an ankle injury.
"I'm disappointed, obviously, as a Manchester United fan and a Real Madrid player," said David Beckham.
Beckham was sent off three minutes from the end in Real Madrid's defeat by Valencia for applauding a decision "in a sarcastic manner".
David Beckham believes Real Madrid should give his former team mate at the club, Zinedine Zidane, time to succeed even if the French great fails to inspire them to victory in the Champions League final later this month.
Beckham is suspended for the Group Six game after being sent off in Saturday's 1-0 win over Austria.
Michael Owen, who will lead England in the final WC qualifier against Poland, admits his team has been poor and lack confidence
'Wayne Rooney is the golden boy of English football. Don't kill him,' coach Sven-Goran Eriksson urged.
David Beckham returned to action after seven weeks as his team LA Galaxy were held to a 1-1 draw by New York Red Bulls.
His wife Victoria Beckham revealed that he is the more domesticated one between the two.
David Beckham obliged Wayne Rooney and Real Madrid teammate Roberto Carlos by scoring off a free kick
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Goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard gave England a 2-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago in their second Group B match.
'Beckham's importance as a media star is greater than his importance as a player,' former Manchester United great George Best said.
David Beckham says England will have the belief they were missing in 2002 when they go to Germany
Real Madrid lost 4-3 at Sevilla but still finished second in the Spanish Primera Liga.
The England captain will not face disciplinary action after telling a newspaper he deliberately got himself booked in a World Cup qualifier against Wales.
The England captain apologised to the FA, his team mates and supporters after deliberately getting booked against Wales.
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter said he will raise the England captain's deliberate booking against Wales with the Football Association.
Real Madrid beat Mexican side Chivas Guadalajara 3-1 in the opening match of their friendly tour of the United States and Asia
