2. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
The battle for the world’s highest paid football player was going to be outrightly between this Argentinian whizzkid and the current world footballer of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Their rivalry has been on since Messi pipped his Portuguese counterpart to win the award on several occasions before the former Manchester United forward won it back-to-back.
Can Lionel Messi win the World Footballer of the year award again?
Messi’s pay of $73.8million, $51.8million and endorsement deals worth $22million, is only bettered by Ronaldo’s huge price tag.
One of the most gifted football players ever, who has played for only FC Barcelona in Europe, has lost in two consecutive finals with Argentina; the 2014 World Cup final match against Germany and the 2015 Copa America final match to Chile.
Will he ever win the World Cup?
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