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Cristiano Ronaldo is once again the highest paid professional soccer player in the world.

10.44 a.m., September 23, 2021

Excellent: Ronaldo is the highest paid professional soccer player. © AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo He once again ranked first in the list of the highest-paid football professionals according to business magazine “Forbes”. The Manchester United So returning Portuguese should earn an annual salary of $125 million (before taxes) in the current season. According to the study, 70 million of them are due to his salary and bonuses at the top English club. The rest comes from sponsorship contracts.

36-year-old Ronaldo left her again Lionel Messi behind. right Now Paris Saint-Germain Playing Argentina (33) – the previous year on the Forbes list with a difference of $126 million – now earning $110 million. In terms of salary alone, Messi is said to be ahead by 75 million.

The third and fourth highest earners are also professionals from Paris Saint-Germain. Brazilian Neymar Thus, the profits of the French will reach 95 million dollars Kylian Mbappe To 43 million is relatively “modest”, and it seems to be still in the top ten Andres Iniesta in seventh place. The 37-year-old Spaniard now plays Vissel Kobe In Japan, his earnings are still estimated at $35 million.