TOP 11 highest paid football players in the world according to Forbes (11 photos)
Today these guys earn just... scary money! The numbers are so huge that one person cannot spend that much in a lifetime. And yet they are not all crown princes or children of billionaires. These are ordinary guys from simple (and some from very poor) families, who loved playing football more than anything in their lives. And their passion for this sport allowed them to fly to the very top. A couple of days ago, Forbes just published a new ranking of the highest paid football players in the world. According to the publication, this season they will jointly earn $995 million before taxes and commissions. Oh yes, another important point! When compiling the TOP, the money that athletes earn outside the football field (advertising, business, and so on) is also taken into account.
11th place. Robert Lewandowski 
Club: Barcelona
Position: forward
Age: 35 years
Earnings: $34 million
10th place. Harry Kane 
Club: Bayern
Position: forward
Age: 30 years
Earnings: $36 million
9th place. Kevin De Bruyne 
Club: Manchester City
Position: attacking midfielder
Age: 32 years
Earnings: $39 million
8th place. Sadio Mane 
Club: An-Nasr
Position: winger, striker
Age: 31 years old
Earnings: $52 million
7th place. Mohamed Salah 
Club: Liverpool
Position: forward
Age: 31 years old
Earnings: $53 million
6th place. Erling Haaland 
Club: Manchester City
Position: forward
Age: 23 years old
Earnings: $58 million
5th place. Karim Benzema 
Club: Al-Ittihad
Position: forward
Age: 35 years
Earnings: $106 million
4th place. Kylian Mbappe 
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
Position: forward
Age: 24 years
Earnings: $110 million
3rd place. Neymar 
Club: Al-Hilal
Position: forward
Age: 31 years old
Earnings: $112 million
2nd place. Lionel Messi 
Club: Inter Miami
Position: forward
Age: 36 years old
Earnings: $135 million
1 place. Cristiano Ronaldo 
Club: An-Nasr
Position: winger, forward
Age: 38 years old
Earnings: $260 million
