He earned twice as much as Messi
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), who is playing in the Saudi Arabian League, has earned the highest income among soccer players around the world in the past year, according to the survey.
According to the U.S. economic magazine Forbes' income rankings for the past year released on the 15th (Korea Standard Time), Ronaldo has earned a whopping $260 million dollars (about 352.3 billion won). Ronaldo was estimated to have earned $200 million when he joined Al-Nasr in Saudi Arabia in January this year. In addition, Ronaldo received $60 million from sponsors such as Nike.
Lionel Messi of Argentina ranked second this year. Messi earned 135 million dollars in annual income. The third-ranked Neymar (Brazil) earned $112 million, the fourth-ranked Kylian Mbappe (France) earned $110 million, and the fifth-ranked Karim Benzema (France) earned $106 million. Mbappe took the top spot last year with $128 million, but his ranking fell three places. It is also noteworthy that there are three Saudi Arabian league players in the top five.
Meanwhile, Erling Holan (Norway), who plays for Manchester City, earned the most money with 58 million dollars.
