Lionel Messi, who managed to win the World Cup, which he dreamed of for years, with his country Argentina in 2022, became the number 1 off the field as well. Last year, Messi achieved the title of the world’s highest-paid athlete with 130 million dollars.
Of course, Lionel Messi was one of the names that left his mark on 2022 in sports. Messi has finally reached the World Cup championship, which he has dreamed of for many years. In the tournament held in Qatar, Messi won this cup for the first time in his career with Argentina, which he captained.
Second place is LeBron
The 35-year-old superstar, who was arguably one of the happiest people in the world last year, was the highest-paid person last year, according to research in the famous economy magazine Forbes. In terms of both the salary he earned from his club PSG and the income of the sponsors, Messi did not leave the top to anyone with a total of 130 million dollars. LeBron James, who is one of the living legends of basketball and plays in the LA Lakers in the NBA, took the second place after Messi.
Ronaldo is in third place…
These two names were followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who will continue his career in Al Nassr, one of the Saudi Arabian League teams, in 2023. The Portuguese football player took the third place with 115 million dollars, while the Brazilian Neymar, Messi’s teammate from PSG, was in the fourth place with 95 million dollars.
Meanwhile, celebrating his World Cup victory by throwing a party in his home country of Argentina, Messi said: “A year I will never forget has come to an end and the dream I’ve always chased has finally come true. But it wouldn’t be worth anything if I didn’t have the opportunity to share it with wonderful family and amazing friends. It’s incredible to be able to share the journey with everyone.”
