Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been fighting to one-better each other on the pitch for almost their entire careers, but which football superstar has the higher net worth?
The pair spent nine seasons battling each other in La Liga, with Ronaldo at Real Madrid and Messi at Barcelona. They are two of the most decorated players ever having won a combined 76 major trophies (Messi 42, Ronaldo 34).
Ronaldo and Messi are also the only two players to score over 800 goals each in their careers for club and country – Ronaldo holds the record for most official goals in a career.
The debate between the two players seemingly ended when Messi won the World Cup with Argentina in December 2022.
Ronaldo vs Messi Net Worth
Forbes have listed Ronaldo’s net worth as £92.9m as of May 2022 and he is officially the world’s highest paid athlete.
His salary is believed to be in the region of £59m a year alongside £108m in off the pitch activities.
Last year, Messi was ranked as the highest paid athlete with LeBron James in second and Ronaldo in third.
This time around, Messi is in second with an estimated income of £103m in the last year.
As of June 2022, Forbes have listed Messi’s net worth as £105m.
Lionel Messi Net Worth
Messi is understood to have an keen interest in the property industry and owns homes in Barcelona, Spain Miami, USA, Paris, France and his hometown Rosario, Argentina.
His mansion in Barcelona is located 12 miles away from the Camp Nou stadium and valued at £5.5m, which included an indoor gym, swimming pool and a playground for his children.
He is believed to currently rent an abode in Neuilly Sur Seine in Paris for £18,000 per month, but doesn’t look to be staying much longer as his PSG exit looms this summer.
Messi has earned over £1bn on and off the pitch throughout his career.
Cristiano Ronaldo Net Worth
Ronaldo is reportedly currently in the process of having his ‘forever home’ built in the Portuguese Riviera, set to cost over £17m.
The house, located on a large plot of land on the west coast of Portugal, is just one of the properties owned by the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
He also owns a seven-storey apartment block in Funchal, Maderia, where his mother Dolores and brother Hugo reside.
Ronaldo still owns a villa in Turin from his spell with Juventus from 2018-2021, which is actually two adjoining villas combined to form a mansion.
The 38-year-old also has a £4.8m mansion on an estate names La Finca, near the capital Madrid – alongside a picturesque holiday home in Marbella.
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