They no longer appear at the top of the podiums of the
Golden Ball since last year. On the other hand, they still monopolize the first two places in the ranking of the highest paid players in the world established annually by the magazine Forbes.
It is once again Cristiano Ronaldo who occupies the top of the hierarchy. With 239 million euros earned over the calendar year, the Portuguese international is ahead of his historic rival Lionel Messi. He even earns twice as much money as the Argentinian.
Regarding the rest of the ranking, we find two French people. First Karim Benzema, who closes the podium. The Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) striker is in front of Kylian Mbappé. “Only” eight million euros separate them.
Highest paid players in the world, the Top 10
2) Lionel Messi (ARG/Inter Miami, USA): $130 million (€111 million)
3) Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad, ARS): $104 million (€89 million)
4) Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid/ESP): $95 million (€81 million)
5) Erling Haaland (NOR/Manchester City, ENG): $80 million (€68 million)
6) Vinicius Jr (BRA/Real Madrid, ESP): $60 million (€51 million)
7) Mohamed Salah (EGY/Liverpool, ANG): $55 million (€47 million)
8) Sadio Mané (SEN/Al-Nassr, ARS): $54 million (€46 million)
9) Jude Bellingham (ANG/Real Madrid, ESP): $44 million (€38 million)
10) Lamine Yamal (ESP/Barcelona, ​​ESP): $43 million (€37 million)
We note the disappearance of Neymar in this Top 10. Last year, the Brazilian appeared in third place in the ranking, behind Cristinao Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
