Lionel Messi Lead Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar as World's Highest-Paid Footballer


 
Lionel Messi's annual earnings of €74 million (£59.3 million) saw him top Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona team-mate Neymar as the world's highest-paid footballer in 2015.

According to France Football (h/t AFP via Fox Sports), Ronaldo earned €67.4 million (£54 million), while Brazilian Neymar took in €43.5 million (£34.8 million) to keep the top three the same for the third year running.

The report explained that the estimates took into account "players' pre-tax salaries, sponsorship revenues and various bonuses."

It is little surprise that Neymar's earnings are significantly less than Ronaldo and Messi's, as it was recently alleged that his contract with Barca returns €5 million (£4 million) a year, per Football Leaks (via the Sun's Toby Gannon).

Meanwhile, Forbes reported Messi's annual salary from the Catalan giants as $51.8 million (£36.2 million) and Ronaldo's as $52.6 million (£36.8 million) at Los Blancos.

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