Sports center / General report
▲ Messi and Ronaldo dropped out of the top position of the highest paid footballers for the first time. (Image / flip from FIFA World Cup Facebook)
Ronaldo and Messi were the highest paid players in football. However, according to Forbes magazine, the highest paid footballer in 2022 has changed! Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo exited the top-earning footballers for the first time since 2014. The new leader is Messi’s current teammate Kylian Mbappé.
▲ Mbappe is only 23 years old, and his annual income reaches 128 million US dollars. (Picture / flip from Kylian Mbappe IG)
Both Messi and Ronaldo first reached their total annual income exceeding $100 million when they were in their 30s and at the peak of their careers. And Mbappe is only 23 years old now, and the salary of the contract signed this year (2022) alone can reach 110 million US dollars, plus he can get about 18 million US dollars in sponsorships from sponsors such as Nike, Dior and Hublot, so that its income went straight to 128 million US dollars.
▲ Mbappé has revealed that his idol is Ronaldo. (Image / flip from FIFA World Cup Facebook)
In second place is the 35-year-old Messi, who is expected to earn $120 million, including $55 million in off-field income; the 37-year-old Ronaldo is $100 million, including $60 million in out-of-court settlements. court income. Neymar ranks fourth with $87 million in total earnings and $32 million off the field. Then there’s Salah, who has a total income of $53 million and $18 million off the field. Fifth place is Haaland, who is also his first time in the top 10, and Mbappé are the only two players under 30 on this year’s list. Sixth Harland’s total income was US$39 million, mainly from salary and bonuses, and his extrajudicial income was US$4 million.
The current list is as follows:
1. Kylian Mbappé: $128 million
2. Lionel Messi: $120 million
3. Cristiano Ronaldo: $100 million
4. Neymar Jr.: $87 million
5. Mohamed Salah: $53 million
6. Erling Haaland: $39 million
7. Robert Lewandowski: $35 million
8. Eden Hazard: $31 million
9. Andrés Iniesta: $30 million
10. Kevin DeBruyne: $2,900
