LIONEL MESSI SIGNED a new contract recently that will make him the highest-paid soccer player in the world at $27 million per year.
Going into the 2014 World Cup at age 26, Messi is already considered one of the best players ever and is already making more than $40 million with endorsements.
Despite that wealth and advertising exposure, he’s is one of the most private people in the sport. He drives a $200,000 car and lives in a nice house, but there may not be a more unknowable athlete in the world than Messi.
He made $41.3 million last year, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo among active players.
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AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
He’ll pass Ronaldo next year. He just signed a new deal that will pay him $27 million per year.
Paul White
Paul White
He makes just as much off the field, earning $21.5 million in endorsements.
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Adidas is his biggest sponsor, paying him a reported $4 million per year.
He also has deals with Gillette, Samsung, Gatorade, and a slew of other companies
Messi is so valuable to Barcelona that if he ever leaves, the club that buys him will have to pay a $340 million buy out.
AP / Press Association Images
AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
Messi is one of the most private athletes in the world. There are only a few signs that he lives likes a guy who makes $40 million per year.
He has been spotted in a $240,000 Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
He and a few extended family members live in a massive compound outside Barcelona. There’s a top-notch Argentine asado set-up.
He still owns and maintains his childhood home in Argentina, even though no one lives there any more.
He’s known to take the occasional private plane, like when he went to the Ballon d’Or gala in Zurich.
But other than that Messi is fiercely private. We know that he has a long-time girlfriend, Antonella Roccuzzo.
The two grew up in the same town in Argentina, and their families are friends.
They have a baby named Thiago
Manu Fernandez
Manu Fernandez
We get the occasional glimpse into his lavish side, like when he wore this suit to the Golden Boot ceremony
AP / Press Association Images
AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
But unlike other modern athletes, he’s not actively concerned with using his personal life to grow his brand. His Instagram is totally bland
This is probably the wildest picture
Unlike Ronaldo, his closest rival, Messi is only judged as a soccer player, not a person
The highest-paid player in the world, how Lionel Messi makes and spends his millions
LIONEL MESSI SIGNED a new contract recently that will make him the highest-paid soccer player in the world at $27 million per year.
Going into the 2014 World Cup at age 26, Messi is already considered one of the best players ever and is already making more than $40 million with endorsements.
Despite that wealth and advertising exposure, he’s is one of the most private people in the sport. He drives a $200,000 car and lives in a nice house, but there may not be a more unknowable athlete in the world than Messi.
He made $41.3 million last year, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo among active players.
He’ll pass Ronaldo next year. He just signed a new deal that will pay him $27 million per year.
He makes just as much off the field, earning $21.5 million in endorsements.
Adidas is his biggest sponsor, paying him a reported $4 million per year.
He also has deals with Gillette, Samsung, Gatorade, and a slew of other companies
Messi is so valuable to Barcelona that if he ever leaves, the club that buys him will have to pay a $340 million buy out.
Messi is one of the most private athletes in the world. There are only a few signs that he lives likes a guy who makes $40 million per year.
He has been spotted in a $240,000 Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
He and a few extended family members live in a massive compound outside Barcelona. There’s a top-notch Argentine asado set-up.
He still owns and maintains his childhood home in Argentina, even though no one lives there any more.
He’s known to take the occasional private plane, like when he went to the Ballon d’Or gala in Zurich.
But other than that Messi is fiercely private. We know that he has a long-time girlfriend, Antonella Roccuzzo.
The two grew up in the same town in Argentina, and their families are friends.
They have a baby named Thiago
We get the occasional glimpse into his lavish side, like when he wore this suit to the Golden Boot ceremony
But unlike other modern athletes, he’s not actively concerned with using his personal life to grow his brand. His Instagram is totally bland
This is probably the wildest picture
Unlike Ronaldo, his closest rival, Messi is only judged as a soccer player, not a person
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