Barcelona star Lionel Messi has become football's second billionaire. After Cristiano Ronaldo previously achieved the feat, Messi has now earned $1billion in pre-tax earnings during his career, as reported by Forbes. In addition to his boot deal with adidas, Messi also has endorsement deals with Pepsi, Budweiser and AI-vision company OrCam Technologies. Ronaldo is in second place on Forbes' list, with the Juventus attacker on course to earn $117m (£91m). David de Gea (Manchester United) - $27million AdvertisementNeymar's PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe has risen significantly on the list to fourth place.

Source: Daily Mail September 14, 2020 16:56 UTC