He became the highest paid footballer in the world in 2022 Lionel Messi. As Forbes magazine estimates, although the player’s salary at Paris Saint-Germain is lower than that of FC Barcelona, his sponsorship income has increased significantly. This propelled him to the top spot after finishing second on the podium in 2021.
Which footballer earns the most in the world? How do they compare to players in other sports?
Of the rank “Forbes” published in May for 2022 shows that the richest athlete in the world is Lionel Messi, who over the last 12 months has generated income of 130 million dollars (amounts are given before taxes). At PSG, his salary is $75 million (down from $22 million), but he got rich on sponsorship deals, and $130 million in revenue is also a record for annual earnings among world footballers.
He ranked second among players Cristiano Ronaldo, with 12-month revenue of $115 million. The last TOP10 player is Neymar, whose earnings amounted to 95 million dollars. The list also includes four basketball players, a boxer (Canelo Alvarez), tennis player (Roger Federer) and American football player (Tom Brady).
TOP 10 highest paid athletes according to Forbes Review:
- Lionel Messi (Argentina/Football) – $130.0 million;
- LeBron James (USA/basketball) – 121.2 million;
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Football) 115.0 million;
- Neymar (Brazil/Football) 95.0 million;
- Stephen Curry (USA/basketball) 92.8 million;
- Kevin Durant (USA/basketball) 92.1 million;
- Roger Federer (Switzerland/tennis) 90.7 million;
- Canelo Alvarez (Mexico / Boxing) 90.0M;
- Tom Brady (USA/American football) 83.9 million;
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece / basketball) 80.9 million.
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Who is the richest footballer in the world?
Football brings huge income, but there is a player who cannot boast of playing in famous teams or triumphing in the most watched leagues in the world. Despite this, he is the richest footballer in the world. Who are we talking about?
The richest footballer in the world is Faiq Bolkiah, whose fortune amounts to 20 billion dollars (more than 90 billion PLN). However, he did not make this fortune Game professional or other work. He received this money from his father – the Prince of Brunei, who has a total of 19 children. He is also the nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah – the Sultan of Burnei. He has played for Chelsea, Southampton, Newbury, Leicester and Maritimo youth teams, and currently plays for club Chonburi FC – in the Thai league.
– His brothers have everything they want, but he fights alone for his dreams. Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi has only edged him so far in the account balance category. Faiq Bolkiah, who plays in Thailand, is the richest footballer in the world, but who knows if one day more than his money and his royal origins will speak of goals scored? – Kacper Sosnowski, journalist at Sport.pl, wrote about Bolkiah >>
Cristiano Ronaldo is second in terms of wealth with $460 million. Then there’s Lionel Messi ($400m), Zlatan Ibrahimovic ($190m) and Neymar ($185m). Outside of football, these players have lucrative sponsorship deals. Neymar works with companies such as Panasonic, Air Jordan, Nike and L’Oreal. Zlatan’s assets also include contracts with Nike, Samsung, Microsoft Xbox and Volvo. Messi, on the other hand, advertises for Pepsi, Lay’s, MasterCard, Adidas and Huaweia. Cristiano Ronaldo has the largest number of followers on social networks, so he can count on extremely advantageous advertising contracts. CR7 also has its own companies, e.g. Clothes. Few people know that in 2019 he appeared in an advertisement for the Shopee store.
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