Lionel Messi Named Fourth-Highest Paid Entertainer In The World Behind Taylor Swift But Ahead Of Ed Sheeran
Forbes released their list of the top 100 highest-paid celebrities for 2019 with Messi landing at No. 4 overall.
The American business magazine estimated that the Barcelona superstar raked in a staggering $127 million (£101 million) as of July 2019.
Messi's on an eye-watering contract at Barcelona. He signed a new deal last year which sees him earn a basic £50 million per year before tax. He also has an extremely lucrative sponsorship deal with Adidas.
His arch rival Cristiano Ronaldo also cracks the top ten. He's placed in No.6 at $109 million (£87 million) while Neymar is in No.7 at $105 million (£84 million).
Middleweight king Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who pocketed a cool $94 million (£75 million), rounds off the top ten.
Musician Taylor Swift leads the world's highest-paid celebrities list. She made an insane $185 million (£148 million).
Kylie Jenner, Kanye West, Ed Sheeran, The Eagles and Dr. Phi make up the top ten.
Here's the top ten in full:
1. Taylor Swift ($185 M)
2. Kylie Jenner ($170 M)
3. Kanye West ($150 M)
4. Lionel Messi ($127 M)
5. Ed Sheeran ($110 M)
6. Cristiano Ronaldo ($109 M)
7. Neymar ($105 M)
8. The Eagles ($100 M)
9. Dr. Phil McGraw ($95 M)
10. 'Canelo' Alvarez ($94 M)
Roger Federer, LeBron James, Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua and Conor McGregor, among many other sport stars, make up the top 100.
11. Roger Federer ($93.4 M)
14. Rusell Wilson ($89.5 M)
16. Aaron Rodgers ($89.3 M)
17. LeBron James ($89 M)
23. Stephen Curry ($79.8 M)
32. Kevin Durant ($65.4 M)
34. Tiger Woods ($63.9 M)
48. Ben Roethlisberger ($55.5 M)
49. Lewis Hamilton ($55 M)
49. Antony Joshua ($55 M)
49. Khalil Mack ($55 M)
52. Russell Westbrook ($53.7)
55. Novak Djokovic ($50.6 M)
55. Mike Trout ($50.6 M)
64. James Harden ($47.7 M)
65. Conor McGregor ($47 M)
66. DeMarcus Lawrence ($46.9 M)
70. Bryce Harper ($44.5 M)
72. Chris Paul ($43.8 M)
73. Kyrie Irving ($43.3 M)
75. Giannis Antetokounmpo ($43.2 M)
79. Drew Brees ($42.4 M)
81. Aaron Donald ($41.4 M)
82. Damian Lillard ($41.1 M)
86. Sebastian Vettel ($40.3 M)
91. Blake Griffin ($39.1 M)
92. Rory McIlroy ($39 M)
94. Paul George ($38.6 M)
98. Brandin Cooks ($38 M)
The World's Highest-Paid Entertainers 2019
Source:http://www.sportbible.com/football/news-lionel-messi-named-the-fourth-highest-paid-entertainer-in-the-world-20190711.amp.html
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