6 Guinness World Records held by Lionel Messi that you didn't know about

Modified Jul 25, 2022 11:59 GMT

6 Guinness World Records held by Lionel Messi that you didn't know about

#4 Highest Annual Earnings for a Footballer (Current Year)

Messi is deservedly the highest paid footballer in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest paid footballer for the past two seasons running, but the Argentinean surpassed the Portuguese this time thanks to his salary and bonuses after a new contract extension.

Messi now earns $80 million in a year, with an additional $27 million coming from various endorsement deals with his sponsors like Adidas, Gatorade, Pepsi and Huawei, to name a few.

The Argentinean has extended his contract which enables him to stay with Barcelona until the 2020/21 season, but keeping in mind his out of the world abilities and immense popularity, Lionel Messi could continue to reign supreme at the top of the list for some time now.

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Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.

Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.

Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.

Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.

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Edited by Debjyoti Samanta