CR7 and Lionel Messi once again top the list of the highest paid on the ‘football planet’
The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldofront of Al-Nassr Saudi, was the highest paid footballer in 2024 with estimated income of a total of 285 million dollars, ahead of the Argentine Lionel Messiof the Inter Miamiwhich received 135 million, according to the report published this Thursday by Forbes.
Cristiano Ronaldo39, earned $220 million in salary and nearly $65 million from his extra-football activities, including the recent opening of his YouTube channel, which surpassed one million followers in the first ninety minutes.
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Messi37, occupies second place in this table with $135 million in income. He has a salary of 60 million in Inter Miami and generated 75 million off the field of play.
The Argentine, who has a contract with Inter Miami until 2025, it has collaborations with Apple TV, Adidas and Konami, among others.
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The Brazilian Neymar Juniorof the Al-Hilal Saudi, completes the podium with income of 110 million dollars. Despite having missed almost all of last season due to a cruciate ligament injury, the midfielder has a contract of 80 million dollars annually, to which is added income of 30 million from his investments and sponsorships.
The French Karim Benzemaof the Al-Ittihad Saudi, is fourth ($104 million), while the first player from a European league to enter this table is also the Frenchman Kylian Mbappéfront of Real Madrid.
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According to Forbes, Mbappéwhich finished the 2023-24 campaign in the Paris Saint Germainearned a total of 90 million dollars in 2024, seventy in salary and twenty for activities off the field of play.
Your partner in Real Madridthe Brazilian Vinicius Junioris seventh with a total of 55 million dollars in income, forty in salary and fifteen away from the field.
The Norwegian Erling Haalandfront of Manchester City it is sixth (60 million); the egyptian Mohamed Salahof the Liverpooloccupies eighth place (53 million), the Senegalese Sadio Maneof the Al-Nassr, is ninth (48 million) and the Belgian Kevin De Bruyneof the Manchester Citycloses the ‘top-10’ with 39 million.
