'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - $111m
Yearly Wages & Bonuses: $84 Million
Trending
Endorsement: $27 Million
Messi’ s $111M per year earning makes him highest paid footballer in 2018. The 5 time Ballon d’Or winner earned over $50M (Salary & Bonuses) in 2017 but climbed above Cristiano Ronaldo after he signed $667,000 weekly contract deal with Barcelona till 2021 capping his release clause at $835M.
The Argentine forward has so far won 32 trophies with Catalan giants. The 31-year-old Barca captain also boasts of huge endorsement earnings from Adidas, Gillette, Pepsi, Huawei and Turkish Airline.
Feedback
Edited by Moderator -PJ
