Since 2007, when Kaka won the award, only Luka Modric and Karim Benzema have won the Ballon d'Or aside from Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, highlighting their dominance over the past 15 years. But neither man features in Neymar 's top four as the Brazilian selected an eventual winner and a pair he feels will come joint-second.

Forbes magazine has just released its ranking of the top ten highest-paid soccer players in the world, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi leading the pack. Other global stars such as Neymar, Vinicius Jr.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s world-record deal with Al-Nassr plays a big role in making him the highest-paid footballer in the world as he beat Argentina’s Lionel Messi to the title.

Forbes has published the list of highest paid footballers at the moment. Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi, led the list. Despite that Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are in the last days of their careers,

Respected US business outlet Forbes has updated its listing of the top 10 highest-paid footballers in the world.

Having spent most of his career being compared with Cristiano Ronaldo, it may have come to Lionel Messi’s attention that his preening Portuguese nemesis marked the end of his participation in the current international break by throwing a comically petulant strop at the end of his side’s scoreless draw with Scotland,

Footballers are some of the highest-paid athletes in the world and a lot of clubs are willing to offer eye-watering contracts to big-name players