According to the publication, four players from the Saudi Professional League are now among the top 10 highest-paid soccer players in the world, taking into account both their playing salaries this season and their annual income from endorsements, memorabilia and other business ventures.
This is reported by URA-Inform with reference to Forbes.
The English star-studded Premier League is only in contention for three spots, while Spain's La Liga takes two, and Lionel Messi gives the American Major League Soccer its only representative.
Argentine striker Lionel Messi is reportedly second overall with an estimated $135 million in earnings before taxes and agent fees (including $75 million off the pitch), the best in the sport.
However, for the second year in a row, he is behind rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who opened the gates to Saudi Arabia by joining Al Nasr in January 2023. The Portuguese superstar, who tops the list for the sixth time in the last decade, is projected to earn $220 million on the pitch this season, a figure that is believed to include financial incentives from commercial deals struck by his club in addition to his playing salary.
His total of $285 million, including an estimated $65 million off the pitch, is a football record, beating the $260 million he posted on the 2023 list.
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