The global sports of football is well known for its riches and also the multi- million dollars earning superstar.The Forbes recently released its top 100 highest earning athletes of the 2020 which also included some top players and highest earners in the sport of football, We have narrowed down the list to top 10 highest earning footballers in 2020, and its not a surprise its dominated at top by Ronaldo and Messi with Ronaldo edging past Messi for the top spot on the list.
No 1. Ronaldo replaces Messi at the top.
Cristiano Ronaldo has displaced Messi from the top spot of highest earning footballers in the world with the new release of the list by Forbes, The Juventus superstar earns his fortune through the wages, endorsements and prize money which in total accounted for $105 million. Ronaldo is on the no 2 spot on the world’s top earning athletes just behind the Tennis legend Roger Federer.
No 2. Lionel Messi
Messi is not far behind Federer and Ronaldo and is 3rd highest earning athlete on the planet with an earning of $104 million, the decline in 2nd position for Messi is due to Barcelona squad’s decision to cut short their wages amid the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic.
No. 3 Neymar.
Next comes Neymar on the 3rd with a cool $95.5 million, with the Brazilian earning almost $25 million from his endorsement deals.
Neymar who made a switch from Barcelona to PSG for a record $220 million is the highest so far in the history of football, Neymar is associated with brands like Nike, Gaga Milano and Red Bull through which he earns quite a bit.
No. 4 Mohamed Salah.
The Liverpool superstar winger is next on the list and is without a doubt the highest earner in the Primer League in England, The Egyptian international’s earnings is about $35 million but is overshadowed by the top 3 in the list.
No. 5 Kylian Mbappe.
The French sensation is ranked 5th on the lists with a earning of $33.8 million in 2020, he is a fellow teammate of Neymar who is ranked 3rd on this list, at the age of just 21 the youngster is on the path of becoming more successful in coming years and could be seen among the top three.
The rest of the 5 are the active players with the likes of Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta, who is on Japan with Vissel Kobe, Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Manchester Unites’s Paul Pogba, Shanghai SIPG’s ex chelsea star Oscar and Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann.
The Top 10 highest paid footballers 2020.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo ( Juventus) – $105 million / $60 million salary & $45 million endorsements.
2. Lionel Messi ( Barcelona) – $104 million / $72 million salary & $32 million winning prize and endorsements.
3. Neymar ( Paris Saint Germain) – $95.5 million / $70.5 million salary & $25 million endorsements.
4. Mohamed Salah ( Liverpool) – $35.1 million / $23.1 million salary & $12 million endorsements.
5. Kylian Mbappe ( Paris Saint Germain) – $33.8 million / $20.8 million salary & $13 million endorsements.
6. Andres Iniesta ( Vissel Kobe) – $ 29.6 million / $26.6 million salary & $3 million endorsements.
7. Mesut Ozil ( Arsenal) – $28.7 million / $23.2 million salary / $5.5 million endorsements.
8. Paul Pogba ( Manchester United) – $28.5 million / $23 million salary & $5.5 million endorsements.
9. Oscar ( Shanghai SIPG) – $27.5 million / $25.8 million salary & $1.7 million endorsements.
10. Antoine Griezmann ( Barcelona) – $26.7 million / $21.2 million salary & $5.5 million endorsements.
