Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are unsurprisingly among the highest-paid players in world football, but how much do they earn before tax deductions? Here are the beautiful game's 10 best earners!
Click through the gallery above to see who the 10 best-paid footballers in the world are, and what they earn annually before tax, according to Vanquis' Ultimate Sports Rich List!
Messi and Ronaldo have been at the top of their game for longer than a decade now, so it is no surprise to see them still among the sport's top-earning players.
According to Vanquis' Ultimate Sports Rich List, the FC Barcelona captain is paid £68.3 million (R1.4 billion) before tax a year by the Spanish club, making him the highest-paid player in the world.
It is not Ronaldo, but rather Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar who is second on the list, with the Brazilian reportedly raking in £52.3 million (R1.08 billion) annually before deductions.
Juventus' superstar forward follows the ex-Santos winger in third place with his reported yearly salary of £51.9 million (R1.07 billion), while Neymar's colleague Kylian Mbappe is fourth.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner is reportedly paid £20.7 million (R428 million) yearly in Paris, which is said to be the same amount his international colleague Paul Pogba, who represents Manchester United in the Premier League, earns.
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Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann is also said to be on that same annual salary, but who completes the top 10? See the gallery above to find your answers!
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