Is there a footballer richer than Messi or Cristiano? What will happen to Neymar? GOAL reviews the world’s best footballers with the most money
Leo Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo they have dominated the football landscape in Europe for over a decade. Both have played for big clubs and it is not surprising that both players are among the highest earning athletes in the world.
According to the magazine ForbesMessi was the highest paid athlete with 130 million dollars in gross profit last year. While his arch-rival CR7 is in third place behind Messi and the superstar of the nba lebron jamesof 121.2 million of dollars and $115 million respectively.
Meanwhile, Messi’s PSG teammate, neymarranks fourth on the list of earnings almost 95 million dollars. In the top ten, these are the only three football players who appear. But is Messi the richest footballer in the world? GOAL tries to find out…
Who is the richest footballer in the world?
Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar They may be the highest earners, but their net worth is well below the richest footballer in the world. Faik Bolkiahson of prince of Bruneiwith an estimated net worth of $20 billion, is in a league of his own and is the richest footballer in the world.
Faik Bolkiah
The captain of the national team Brunei He belongs to one of the richest families in the world. His father, jefri boliais he prince of Brunei and his uncle Hassanal is the sultan or monarch of the country.
the player of 24 years spent his formative years in the academies of Southampton, Chelsea and Leicester City. However, after failing to gain a foothold in the Premier League’s top teams, he joined the Maritime in Portugal in 2020. After spending a year there, he joined the chonburi in Thailand. In the Thai league, he played 14 games and provided four assists. Bolkiah played six games for his national team and scored one goal.
Mathieu Flamini
The former midfielder Arsenal He wouldn’t exactly be one of the greats of the sport, but he has had exceptional success in his life as an entrepreneur.
He is a co-founder of GF Biochemistry, one of the main producers of acids and derivatives of levulinate. The company is based in Italy and has a presence in the Netherlands. Your business partner is Pasquale Granate. Flamini’s net worth exceeds 10 billion.
Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese is not only a football legend, but also a business magnate. He has endorsement contracts with Nike, ZTE, KFC, Samsung and many other multinational brands. CR7 is a brand in its own right and owns a line of luxury clothing and accessories. It also has a large hotel chain called CR7 Pestana. His net worth was approx 500 million before you sign for him Al-Nassr FC Saudi.
Leo Messi
Like Ronaldo, Messi also has his own clothing line, the Messi store, in which he opened 2019 in Barcelona. He owns the MiM hotel chain, a premium brand in which Messi has invested around $32 million in 2017.
The player also comes with a lifetime contract adidas and endorses several other brands such as Pepsi, MasterCard And Budweiser. His net worth is around 400 million.
david beckham
The England international may have retired from the sport some time ago, but he is still a global superstar. He is a co-owner of the equipment of the MLS Inter Miami and remains the brand ambassador of H&M, adidas, Diageo And The realamong other things.
According to The Sun, Beckham earned around 36 million in dividends from your company DB Ventures Limited over the years 2016 And 2017.
His net worth is estimated to be approx 400 million.
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Source: Goal