Messi claims top spot on Forbes’ highest-paid footballers
Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi features as the world’s highest-paid athlete on the Forbes 2019 annual list of entertainers.
Messi dethrones Ronald as world’s highest paid footballer
Lionel Messi has dethroned Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s highest-earning footballer according to Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, but both men were beaten to the top spot by boxer Floyd Mayweather.