LIONEL MESSI TOP FORBES RICHEST FOOTBALLERS IN 2020

Messi tops Forbes football rich list in 2020

LIONEL MESSI TOP FORBES RICHEST FOOTBALLERS IN 2020
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Messi tops Forbes football rich list in 2020

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has topped the Forbes list for highest-earning

footballers in the year 2020.

The list indicated Messi’s yearly earnings is at $126m (£97.2m) while Juventus

forward Cristiano Ronaldo was second on the list with $117m (£90.3m). Neymar

was placed third with earnings of $96m (£74.1m).

Liverpool and Egypt winger, Mohamed Salah and Manchester United duo Paul

Pogba and David de Gea are the English Premier League players who made the

top 10.

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Salah was fifth, ahead of Manchester United midfielder Pogba in sixth, with

United goalkeeper De Gea in 10th.

Real Madrid playmaker Gareth Bale was placed eighth on the list at $29m

(£22.4m) while Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann was in seventh place.

Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was ninth with $28m

(£21.6m) yearly earnings.

Forbes list of highest earning footballers for 2020:

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina) $126m (£97.2m)

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal) $117m (£90.3m)

3. Neymar (Paris St-Germain and Brazil) $96m (£74.1m)

4. Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain and France) $42m (£32.4m)

5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt) $37m (£28.5m)

6. Paul Pogba (Manchester United and France) $34m (£26.2m)

7. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona and France) $33m (£25.5m)

8. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid and Wales) $29m (£22.4m)

9. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich and Poland) $28m (£21.6m)

10. David de Gea (Manchester United and Spain) $27m (£20.8m)

The list includes the big boy of football and how heavily they earn, but with the current season just getting on and the transfer window is still wide open, there might be some changes in earnings as new deals might get underway, but it's unlikely it will affect this list. Until then..enjoy sport and enjoy football as