US EditionYamal Among Highest-Paid Players in 2025 in Forbes List
Cristiano Ronaldo leads with $280 million in total earnings for 2025-26, topping the list for the sixth time amid strong on-field and endorsement income, Forbes reports.
- This year, Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes' list with $280 million after signing a two-year extension with Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr, combining club pay and off-field deals.
- Using public databases and insider conversations, Forbes estimates 2025-26 earnings including salaries, bonuses, endorsements, and business income, converted to U.S. dollars without deducting taxes or agent fees.
- Among other big earners are Lionel Messi, Inter Miami forward, at $130 million and Karim Benzema, Al Ittihad striker, at $104 million after his recent move.
- The ranking highlights a youth movement led by Jude Bellingham and Lamine Yamal, while Cristiano Ronaldo re-signed with Al-Nassr and Neymar returned to Santos with a pay cut.
- Despite a record $4 billion transfer spree by English Premier League clubs this year, top earners stayed put as La Liga placed four players and Mohamed Salah secured Egypt's World Cup spot last week.
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As in the previous year, Portugal's top star Cristiano Ronaldo leads the "Forbes" list of the world's best-paid footballers. According to this, the 40-year-old offensive player of Saudi club Al-Nassr this season comes to revenues of 280 million US dollars (240 million euros). Argentina's world champion Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/130 million US dollars) and former French national player Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad/104 million US dollars) follow in s…
The Portuguese re-leaded the ladder that Forbes magazine sets up.There is no other Argentine in the Top Ten.
By Federico Leiva, CNN en Español At 40 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo shows no signs of leaving the sports headlines anytime soon. The Portuguese forward, who recently became the all-time leading scorer in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, once again tops Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid soccer players for the sixth time in the last 10 years. And he does so, as he's accustomed, in a big way. The star just renewed his contract with the Arab c…
By Federico Leiva, CNN en Español At 40 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo shows no signs of leaving the sports headlines anytime soon. The Portuguese forward, who recently became the all-time leading scorer in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, once again tops Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid soccer players for the sixth time in the last 10 years. And he does so, as he's accustomed, in a big way. The star just renewed his contract with the Arab c…
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