The US magazine Forbes publishes a list of the highest-paid athletes every year. In football, there are two “old names” at the top: Ronaldo and Messi.
the essentials in brief
- Forbes magazine publishes the list of the highest paid footballers in the world.
- Cristiano Ronaldo remains the Croesus even after joining Manchester United.
- Three players from Paris Saint-Germain follow on the ranks two to four.
Cristiano Ronaldo (36) and Lionel Messi (34) changed clubs this summer. But the two remain the best-paid footballers in the world.
Ronaldo tops the Forbes list with the equivalent of 115 million francs per year. The Portuguese receives a salary of 65 million and earns another 50 million francs from advertising. Two years ago he bought the most expensive apartment in Portugal.
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His rival Lionel Messi comes to a total of 102 million francs per year. Although he has a higher wage at 70 million, he makes less advertising income with 32 million than CR7.
Is Cristiano Ronaldo worth more than Lionel Messi?
Next up are Neymar and Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain, Mo Salah from Liverpool and Bayern star Robert Lewandowski.
Somewhat surprisingly, a player from the Japanese league is also represented in the top 10 highest-paid footballers. At number 7 on the Forbes list is Andres Iniesta from Vissel Kobe with 32 million. The Spaniard earns 28 million from playing football and another four million from advertising.
The Forbes List:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Man United, CHF 115 million (65 million salary / 50 million advertising)
2. Lionel Messi – Paris SG, 102 Mio. Franken (70 Mio./32 Mio.)
3. Neymar – Paris SG, CHF 88 million (70 million / 18 million)
4. Kylian Mbappé – Paris SG, 40 Mio. Franken (26 Mio./14 Mio.)
5. Mohamed Salah – Liverpool, 38 Mio. Franken (23 Mio./15 Mio.)
6. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 32 million francs (25 million/7 million)
7. Andres Iniesta – Vissel Kobe, 32 Mio. Franken (28 Mio./4 Mio.)
8. Paul Pogba – Manchester United, 31 Mio. Franken (25 Mio./6 Mio.)
9. Gareth Bale – Real Madrid, 29 Mio. Franken (24 Mio./5 Mio.)
10. Eden Hazard – Real Madrid, 27 million francs (24 million / 3 million)
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