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See list of 10 highest football earners, who is number 1?
Forbes has released a list for the highest-earning footballers in 2020.
According to Forbes, Barcelona forward Lionel Messi topped the chart with an annual earning of $126 million.
Meanwhile, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo was second with $117 million.
Paris St-Germain’s Neymar was in third place, while his teammate, Kylian Mbappe came fourth.
See the Forbes list of ten highest-earning footballers below as well as how much earned:
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Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina) $126m
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal) $117m
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Neymar (Paris St-Germain and Brazil) $96m
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Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain and France) $42m
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt) $37m
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Paul Pogba (Manchester United and France) $34m
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Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona and France) $33m
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Gareth Bale (Real Madrid and Wales) $29m
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Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich and Poland) $28m
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David de Gea (Manchester United and Spain) £27m
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