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Argentine soccer player
Lionel Messi
, star of
Barcelona
, joined the
select club of athletes who earned more than 1,000 million dollars
(840 million euros) throughout his career, according to
Forbes
magazine
.
He will be the highest paid footballer in 2020 with
126 million dollars
, of which 92
million
in salaries and 34 in advertising contracts and other income.
Messi is the
fourth athlete to reach an astronomical $ 1 billion
in income after American golfer
Tiger Woods
, American boxer
Floyd Mayweather
and his great rival on soccer fields, Portuguese
Cristiano Ronaldo
, Forbes said.
The "$ 1 billion" club also includes legendary American basketball player
Michael Jordan
.
But Jordan reached a billion dollars after ending his sports career thanks to a gigantic contract with the manufacturer Nike.
In the 2020 income ranking, Messi moved to first place ahead of
Cristiano Ronaldo
(117 million dollars, of which 70 in salaries) and the Brazilian
Neymar
(96 and 78 million).
The fourth place is occupied by the French
Kylian Mbappé
, only 21 years old, with 42 million, of which 28 in salaries.
According to
Forbes
, the top 10 athletes on the list add up to
$ 570 million
in
income
, an
11% rise
compared to 2019, and that despite the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy and sports competitions.
According to the criteria of The Trust Project
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