Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are still competing up to this day.
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Just a couple of days ago, the prestigious Forbes magazine released the list of the 11 highest-paid players in the world. Although some names were already expected to be seen on the list, the reality is that there are some surprises, and perhaps some players are higher on the list than one might initially imagine.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been competing and being compared in everything for almost 20 years. The rivalry that the Portuguese and the Argentine have created is without a doubt one of the most exciting in the history of soccer. Now that the list was released, we immediately looked to see who earns more millions, Cristiano Ronaldo, or Lionel Andres Messi.
This is the official Forbes list: 1 – Cristiano Ronaldo – Al Nassr – $260 million dollars
2 – Lionel Messi – Inter Miami – $135 million dollars
3 – Neymar – Al Hilal – $112 million dollars
4 – Kylian Mbappé – PSG – $110 million dollars
5 – Karim Benzema – Al Ittihad – $106 million dollars
6 – Erling Haaland – Manchester City – $58 million dollars
7 – Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – $53 million dollars
8 – Sadio Mané – Al Nassr – $52 million dollars
9 – Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City – $39 million dollars
10 – Harry Kane – Bayern Munich – $36 million dollars
11 – Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona – $34 million dollars
Obviously, there are data that cannot be known, for example, what each player charges for some private sponsorship that has not been made known. However, FORBES magazine made an estimate quite close to reality….