FRENCH SUPERSTAR striker Kylian Mbappe will earn a record $128 million (€131 million) in annual earnings to top the list of the world’s highest-paid football players, according to a Friday Forbes magazine report. They had shared the top two spots since 2014 and still set the endorsements pace, Ronaldo at $60 million (€61.5 million) and Messi at $55 million (€56 million). In all, the top top-10 players will collect $652 million (€669 million) this season, an 11% jump from last year’s $585 million figure. Mbappe, Messi and Portugal’s Ronaldo together account for more than half of that money total. Become a MemberPSG forward Neymar of Brazil ranked fourth on $87 million (€89 million) followed in order by Mohamed Salah, on $53 million (€54 million), Erling Haaland on $39 million, Robert Lewandowski at $35 million (€40 million), Eden Hazard at $31 million (€31.8 million), Andres Iniesta at $30 million (€30.7 million) and Kevin De Bruyne at $29 million (€29.7 million).

Source: Forbes October 08, 2022 19:02 UTC