HOLIDAY NEWS - The world of football is not only about achievements on the field, but also about the wealth obtained by the players.
This 2024-2025 season, competition between footballers will not only occur on the green field, but also in financial terms.
For example, the wealth of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo makes 'mendang mending' people feel inferior.
The profession as a soccer star promises lots of money.
It's not surprising that many people compete to become ball players for the sake of abundant wealth.
The famous United States media, Forbes, released the 10 players with the highest earnings for the 2024-2025 season.
They calculate footballers' income by including annual earnings on the pitch including basic salary, bonuses and club-based image rights agreements.
Forbes also added the amount of off-field income which includes annual cash from endorsements, licenses, appearances and the player's business.
As a result, Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list of the richest football players in the world.
The Portuguese national team captain's income is estimated at 219 million pounds or IDR 4.4 trillion.
Ronaldo stars in a number of well-known and elite products.
Not only does he work for other people, Ronaldo also has a personal business, one of which is a hotel.
Ronaldo's biggest rival, Lionel Messi, is ranked second on this list.
The Ballon d'Or king pocketed £104 million (Rp. 2.1 trillion) from playing for Inter Miami as well as deals with several leading brands.
Adidas and Konami are among the products starring Messi.
For salary on the field alone, Messi earns around 47 million pounds per year.
Down towards third place, there is Neymar Junior.
A serious injury has limited the Brazilian national team bomber's playing minutes this season.
Despite this, Neymar still earned a total of 84.7 million pounds.
More than £23 million of Neymar's earnings is estimated to come from sponsorship deals.
He is signed to a number of brands in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
The fourth and fifth places respectively are Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe.
The following is a list of the top 10 football players with the highest earnings this season as quoted from Mirror.co.uk.
List of Richest Players for the 2024-2025 Season
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (219.5 million pounds/Rp. 4.4 trillion)
2. Lionel Messi (104/Rp 2.1 trillion)
3. Neymar (84.8 million pounds/Rp. 1.7 trillion)
4. Karim Benzema (80.1 million pounds/Rp 1.6 trillion)
5. Kylian Mbappe (69.3 million pounds/Rp 1.3 trillion)
6. Erling Haaland (46.2 million pounds/Rp. 932.9 billion)
7. Vinicius Junior (42.3 million pounds/Rp. 854.1 billion)
8. Mohamed Salah (40.8 million pounds/Rp. 823.5 billion)
9. Sadio Mane (40 million pounds/Rp. 807.4 billion)
10. Kevin De Bruyne (30 million pounds/Rp. 605.5 billion). (*)