Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi has become the second footballer to earn $1 billion, topping the Forbes Rich List this year. Cristiano Ronaldo, instead, makes the second place this year with an earning around ยฃ91 million, while Lionel Messi would earn ยฃ98 million this year.
Apart from being a football superstar in the Barcelona Football Club, Lionel Messi is also the face of Adidas and has multi-year contracts with Pepsi and the video game publisher, Konami. These deals and contracts have also facilitated Messi’s rise on the Forbes Rich List
See the top ten below:
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Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) – $126 million (ยฃ98 million)
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus & Portugal) – $117m (ยฃ91m)
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NeymarM (Paris Saint-Germain & Brazil) $96 million (ยฃ74.7 million)
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Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain & France) – $42 million (ยฃ32.6 million)
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt) – $37 million (ยฃ28.8 million)
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Paul Pogba – $34 million (Manchester United & France) (ยฃ26.5 million)
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Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona & France) – $33 million (ยฃ25.7 million)
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Gareth Bale – $29 million (Real Madrid & Wales) (ยฃ22.6 million)
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Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich & Poland) – $28 million (ยฃ21.8 million)
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David de Gea (Manchester United & Spain) – $27 million (ยฃ21 million).
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