The American publication Forbes has compiled a list of the highest paid football players.
At the top of the ranking, as last year, was the outstanding footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, now part of the Al-Nasr club.
The source says that since the beginning of 2024, the famous Portuguese has earned $285 million.
In second place was Lionel Messi, who, despite his high position, was seriously inferior to his traditional competitor in terms of earnings.
Messi earned 135 million dollars in a year, reports MIA " Russia Today ", citing Forbes data.
The famous Brazilian footballer Neymar was also among the top three.
Since the beginning of 2024, the striker of the Saudi club Al-Hilal has earned $110 million.
The most interesting thing is that Neymar achieved this result despite a long break from sports activities: due to a very serious injury, the footballer did not take part in a single match this year.
The top 5 of the rating also included representatives of France Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad Club, $104 million) and Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid, $90 million).
