13. Lionel Messi: $74 million
Some might expect to see Lionel Messi higher on this list. Messi is, after all, arguably the greatest athlete in what is the world’s most popular sport. The Barcelona star serves as the face of the FIFA video game franchise. Messi helped lead the Spanish giants to a successful 2014-15 campaign, one during which Barcelona won the La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League trophies. He is now in the prime of his career, and thus Messi is going to earn even greater wealth over the next several years. Could he crack into the top-ten in 2016? We will see.
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