2: Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona — net worth £230 million ($295 million).
Lionel Messi.Dan Istitene / Getty Images
Goal.com says Lionel Messi earns half a million every week (£26 million a year / $33.4 million) from his lastest contract renewal with Barcelona. The Argentine forward also makes £21 million ($27 million) a year from sponsorship agreements with Adidas, Pepsi, Gillette, and Turkish Airlines.
