The Footy 100

Who are the top earning players in the world’s highest paid sport? We’ve ranked the top earners in popular leagues to bring you the Footy 100.

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How Many Homes can a Footballer Buy?

Compare how many houses the highest paid footballers in each league could buy outright every year. Insert your own home’s value to calculate how many they could purchase.

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*Default is set to the UK average of £235,000

#1

Lionel Messi FC Barcelona

CAN BUY 47 HOUSES EVERY YEAR

Earns £70,000,000 Annually

#2

Neymar Paris Saint-Germain

CAN BUY 0 HOUSES EVERY YEAR

Earns £57,000,000 Annually

#3

Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus

CAN BUY 0 HOUSES EVERY YEAR

Earns £50,000,000 Annually

#4

Antoine Griezmann FC Barcelona

CAN BUY 0 HOUSES EVERY YEAR

Earns £39,000,000 Annually

#5

Eden Hazard Real Madrid

CAN BUY 0 HOUSES EVERY YEAR

Earns £26,600,000 Annually

* Income does not include earnings from sponsorships, click here for total income

How do other Salaries Compare?

How quickly do the highest paid stars from each sport earn your salary? Compare their earnings to find out who makes the most from their wages and who earns the most in endorsements.

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Lionel Messi earns your wage in

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Sports income: £70,000,000, Endorsements: £27,000,000

#2

Canelo Alvarez earns your wage in

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Sports income: £70,500,000, Endorsements: £1,500,000

#3

Roger Federer earns your wage in

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Sports income: £5,600,000, Endorsements: £66,000,000

#4

Russell Wilson earns your wage in

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Sports income: £61,000,000, Endorsements: £7,000,000

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LeBron James earns your wage in

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Sports income: £27,000,000, Endorsements: £40,000,000

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Tiger Woods earns your wage in

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Sports income: £7,500,000, Endorsements: £41,000,000

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Lewis Hamilton earns your wage in

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Sports income: £34,000,000, Endorsements: £8,000,000

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Mike Trout earns your wage in

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Sports income: £36,300,000, Endorsements: £2,300,000

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Conor McGregor earns your wage in

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Sports income: £24,000,000, Endorsements: £11,000,000

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Virat Kohli earns your wage in

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Sports income: £3,000,000, Endorsements: £16,000,000

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Johan Sundstein earns your wage in

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Sports income: £5,300,000, Endorsements: £0

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Dan Carter earns your wage in

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Sports income: £1,100,000, Endorsements: £0

Annual income compared

Compare the salaries of some common occupations with the highest paid players from popular sports. See if you can spot where the top earning female athlete stands.

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The footballer’s mortgage

Insert your annual household income to compare a mortgage available to you with a loan for a property that Lionel Messi could afford.

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