Messi tops Ronaldo as richest footballer [See top 10]

Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has been named as the richest player in world football ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo by France Football.

Messi made an eye watering £120million last year, £11m more than Ronaldo.

The two were also the only footballers to surpass the £100m mark.

The figures are made up of wages, bonuses, endorsements, commercial revenue and other streams.

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, earned £87m last year, while Real Madrid winger, Gareth Bale, received £35.45m.

Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling was the only Premier League player and Englishman to make the list, raking in £30.96m.

Andres Iniesta who now plays for Japanese side Vissel Kobe earned £31.14m in 2019.

Bayern Munich striker, Robert lewandowski, comes in at ninth with £26.56m.

Kylian Mbappe joins PSG team-mate Neymar on the list, having earned £24.73m last year to complete the top 10 list.