Messi earns almost £1 million a week
Lionel Messi, the Barcelona striker, is the highest paid player in the world after banking nearly £1million a week last year.
France Football’s annual survey of wages reckons the Barcelona star earns over £26m in his basic salary before bonuses.
And the Argentine earns almost the same again in commercial deals with blue-chip sponsors like Adidas, FIFA 15 and Turkish Airline to take his total annual income to £47.8m.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid striker, comes second place with earnings at £39.7m.
Neymar, of Barcelona FC comes in third with earnings at £26.8m.
Jose Mourinho is the highest paid coach in the world with his £10m Chelsea salary and £3.2m in commercial revenue.
Culled from: Mirror
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