đŸ€‘ Who are the world’s highest-paid footballers? | OneFootball

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·16 October 2025

đŸ€‘ Who are the world’s highest-paid footballers?

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'FORBES' has made a list of the highest-paid players in the world.

Despite being 40 and 38 years old respectively, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi lead the list.


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The Portuguese player is far ahead of the Argentine, earning more than double with €239 million compared to Messi's €111 million per year.

Karim Benzema follows them from Al-Ittihad, but the highest-paid in Europe are Kylian MbappĂ©, Erling Haaland, and Vinicius Junior with €81 million, €68 million, and €51 million respectively per year.

The TOP continues with Mohamed Salah earning €47 million per season, Sadio ManĂ© in Arabia with €46 million, and Jude Bellingham with €38 million at Real Madrid.

Closing this list and making a direct entry is Lamine Yamal with €37 million per season.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in đŸ‡Ș🇾 here.


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