Forbes has published the list of highest paid footballers at the moment. Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi, lead the list.
Despite that Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were in the last days of their careers, they still enjoy superb financial benefits from the round-leather game.
Both players are widely regarded as the two greatest footballers in the history of the game.
Ronaldo is at an acme of Forbes previous list, earning a whopping $285m per year.
The 39-year-old earns $220m per-year in wages from Al-Nassr, while the rest comes from sponsorships.
Messi, on the other hand, is the only MLS player in the teetotum ten list.
The Argentinean earns $135m in total, out of which $60m is from wages and $75m is earned from off-field sponsorships.
The list is heavily overpowered by players in the Saudi Arabian league.
Others on the list, according to Sportskeeda.com, comprise Al-Hilal’s Neymar ($110m), Al-Ittihad’s Karim Benzema ($104m) and Al-Nassr’s Sadio Mane ($52m).
Real Madrid duo Kylian Mbappe ($90m) and Vinicius Junior ($55m) are the only representatives from LaLiga.
The Premier League trio of Erling Haaland ($60m), Mohamed Salah ($53m), and Kevin De Bruyne ($39m) complete the list of the 10 best-paid players in the world.
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Published 10/18/2024