Forbes magazine has just released its ranking of the top ten highest-paid soccer players in the world, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi leading the pack. Other global stars such as Neymar, Vinicius Jr.

Lionel Messi added yet another individual accolade to his bulging trophy cabinet after he was crowned the greatest footballer of all time over Cristiano Ronaldo.

Having spent most of his career being compared with Cristiano Ronaldo, it may have come to Lionel Messi’s attention that his preening Portuguese nemesis marked the end of his participation in the current international break by throwing a comically petulant strop at the end of his side’s scoreless draw with Scotland,

Footballers are some of the highest-paid athletes in the world and a lot of clubs are willing to offer eye-watering contracts to big-name players

Renowned and respected business magazine Forbes has updated their list of the highest-paid players globally which reflects the start of the new 24-25 football season with a couple of familiar faces still dominating the higher ending of the list as both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi remain at the top in this category.