Lionel Messi Becomes Football's Second Billionaire

 Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi has become the second footballer to earn  $1 billion, topping the Forbes Rich List  this year. Cristiano Ronaldo,  instead, makes the second place this year with an earning around  £91 million, while Lionel Messi would earn £98 million this year.



Apart from being a football superstar in the Barcelona Football Club, Lionel Messi is also the face of Adidas and has multi-year contracts with Pepsi and the video game publisher, Konami. These deals and contracts have also facilitate Messi's rise on the Forbes Rich List.

See The Top Ten Beneath :

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)- $126 million (£98 million)

2. Cristiano Ronaldo ( Juventus & Portugal ) $117m (£91m) 

3. Neymar ( Paris Saint Germain & Brazil) $96m (£74.7m) 

4.  Kylian Mbappe ( Paris Saint-Germains & France) $42m (£32.6m)

5.  Mohamed Salah ( Liverpool & Egypt)- $37m ( £28.8m)

6.  Paul Pogba- $34M ( Manchester United & France) ( £26.5m)

7.  Antoine Griezmann ( Barcelona &  France) - $33m ( £25.7 million)

8.  Gareth Bale - $29m ( Tottenham & Wales) (£22.6 million) 

9.  Robert Lewandowski ( Bayern Munich & Poland -  $28 million (£21.8 million) 

10.  David de Gea ( Manchester United & Spain ) - $27 million (£21 million) 



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