Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list of highest-earning footballers, surpassing Lionel Messi.
According to foreign news agency Reuters, Ronaldo, 36, rejoined Manchester United in August after ending a 12-year association with Juventus. Were joined.
Ronaldo, the world's most popular athlete and has more than 500 million followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, will earn 12 crore 50 lakh dollar before taxes in 2021, according to Forbes magazine. Of this, 70 million will come from Manchester United in the form of salaries and bonuses.
Other earnings will come from the endorsement and partnership of brands like Nike, Herbalife, Claire and their own brand CR7.
Lionel Messi, who topped the list last season, will earn a total of 11 crore dollar on this season, including 7 crore dollar in salary and 3.5 crore dollar from various brands.
Messi's strike partner at the club, Neymar, who signed a contract until May 2025, is third on the list with an income of 9.5 crore dollar.
Another Paris Saint-Germain player, Kylian Mape, is fourth with 4 crore 30 lakh dollar , and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is fifth on the Forbes list with 4 crore 10 lakh dollar.
Here are the 10 highest earning players in football:
Cristiano Ronaldo 12 crore 50 lakh dollar
Lionel Messi 11 crore dollar
Neymar 9 crore 50 lakh dollar
Kylian measured. 4 crore 30 lakh dollar
Muhammad Salah 4 crore 10 lakh dollar
Robert Lewandowski. 3 crore 50 lakh dollar
Andre Iniesta 3 crore 50 lakh dollar
Paul Pogba 3 crore 40 lakh dollar
Gareth Bale 3 crore 20 lakh dollar
Eden Hazard 2 crore 90 lakh dollar
