Lionel Messi's revenue is $ 126 billion in 2020. -

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Lionel Messi entered the very closed club of athletes who have amassed more than a billion dollars (840 million euros) in income during their career, according to the American magazine

Forbes

.

The FC Barcelona Argentine will be the highest-paid football player on the planet in 2020 with $ 126 million, including $ 92 million in salaries for the 2020-21 season, and 34 million in partnerships and other sponsorship deals, calculated Monday night Forbes.

The six-time Ballon d'Or, who wanted to leave his club of always in August, before having to quickly capitulate, is the fourth sportsman to reach this astronomical figure of the billion dollars of income, after the golfer Tiger Woods and the former boxer Floyd Mayweather, and his big rival on the football fields Cristiano Ronaldo.

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In this "billionaire club" also appears the basketball legend Michael Jordan, who however only became so at the end of his career, thanks to his mega-contract with the equipment manufacturer Nike and the takeover of the Charlotte Hornets NBA team.

In this 2020 ranking, Messi dislodged Cristiano Ronaldo from first place ($ 117 million, including 70 in salaries), while the Brazilian striker of PSG, Neymar (96 million, including 78 in salaries), completes the podium.

Kylian Mbappé occupies 4th place with $ 42 million, including $ 28 million in salaries, Forbes presenting the PSG player at 21 as "the player who goes up" on and off the field.

A big increase despite the coronavirus

Two other French, 2018 world champions, appear in this world top 10, Paul Pogba (6th, 34 million including 28 in salaries) and Antoine Griezmann (7th, 33 million including 28 in salaries).

According to

Forbes

, this world top 10 has accumulated global revenues of $ 570 million, an increase of 11% compared to last season, and this despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the various European championships and on the 'Mondial economy.

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