France Football Names Messi World Richest Player. (See Full List)

France Football has named Argentine forward, Lionel Messi as the world’s richest player. It revealed that Messi was the highest-paid footballer last year, raking in £11 million more than long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

France football stated that Lionel Messi made a whopping £120 million from wages, bonuses, endorsements, commercial and more.

While Portuguese captain, Cristiano Ronaldo made £109 million, with both players the only two on the top ten to collect more than £100 million.

See the top ten list of the world’s richest players in 2019 by France Football below;

1. Lionel Messi – £120 million
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – £109 million
3. Neymar – £87 million
4. Gareth Bale – £35.45 million 
5. Antoine Griezmann – £35.2 million
6. Eden Hazard – £32 million
7. Andres Iniesta – £31.14 million
8. Raheem Sterling – £30.96 million
9. Robert Lewandowski – £26.56 million
10. Kylian Mbappe – £24.73 million