Lionel Messi
The ranking of the highest paid football players in the world at the end of 2020 has been compiled. Forbes reports.
In the first place was the forward of Barcelona and the Argentine national team Lionel Messi. The player's annual income is estimated at $ 126 million, of which $ 92 million is the salary in the Catalan team. The second position was taken by forward of “Juventus” and the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo. The footballer earned 117 million. The three richest players were closed by the forward of PSG and the Brazilian national team Neymar. His income is estimated at $ 96 million.
The top ten highest paid footballers include three footballers from the English Premier League clubs. In fifth place is Liverpool's Egyptian Mohamed Salah (37 million), sixth is MU and France midfielder Paul Pogba (34 million), and tenth is Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea (27 million).
On June 5, it was reported that Ronaldo became the first footballer in history to earn over a billion dollars. Over 17 years of his career, he has earned $ 650 million in salary from various clubs. The rest of the funds he received from sponsorship contracts.
