Thursday, March 26, 2015

Lionel Messi is the highest-paid soccer player in the world and it's not even close

Messi's total earnings include $31 million (€28 million) in endorsements, including deals with Turkish Airlines and EA Sports, and $39 million (€36 million) in salary with FC Barcelona in Spain's La Liga. The salary makes Messi the highest-paid athlete in team sports based on salary alone.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi's rival with Real Madrid, is the second-highest-paid soccer player with total earnings of $59 million (€54 million).
Here is the top ten:
  1. Lional Messi, FC Barcelona (Spain) — $71 million (€65 million)
  2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid (Spain) — $59 million (€54 million)
  3. Neymar Jr, FC Barcelona (Spain) — $40.0 million (€36.5 million)
  4. Thiago Silva, Paris Saint-Germain (France) — $30.1 million (€27.5 million)
  5. Robin Van Persie, Manchester United (England) — $28.1 million (€25.6 million)
  6. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid (Spain) — $26.1 million (€23.8 million)
  7. Wayne Rooney, Manchester United (England) — $24.7 million (€22.5 million)
  8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paris Saint-Germain (France) — $23.6 million (€21.5 million)
  9. Sergio Agüero, Manchester City (England) — $23.3 million (€21.2 million)
  10. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich (Germany) — $22.2 million (€20.2 million)


Yahoo Sports.
Posted by at

1 comment:

Comment(s) expressed on this blog belong(s) to the individual(s) making them(it) and it is in no way related to UnizikSugNews or Martin Beck Nworah. For articles or news submission, events coverage, birthdays and adverts on the OFFICIAL S.U.G blog; call 08144322744 OR ziksugnews@gmail.com

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)