2018 Forbes Highest Paid Athletes - Messi Ronaldo

Football / Soccer Players

Lionel Messi earns $84 million in salary and $27 million in endorsements

Cristiano Ronaldo earns $61 million in salary and $47 million in endorsements

Neymar earns $73 million in salary and $17 million in endorsements


Forbes World’s Highest Paid Athletes 2018 – Lionel Messi

  • Messi earns over $2 million per week in pay from salary and endorsements

  • Messi is fresh off signing a new deal reportedly worth $670,000 per week

  • Cristiano Ronaldo needs close to a 40% salary increase to match Messi and 20% to match Neymar

Total Pay = Salary/Winnings + Endorsements

Source: Forbes (June 2018)

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