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Ronaldo leapfrogs Messi in Forbes list of top-earning soccer players

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Manchester United" s="" Cristiano="" Ronaldo="" celebrates="" after="" the="" match.="" David="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/09/23/football_manutd-cristiano-ronaldo.jpg"/><figcaption>Manchester United&#x27;s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after the match. David Klein, Reuters.</figcaption></figure></div>Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot in the list of the world&#x27;s highest-paid soccer players from Lionel Messi, according to <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinasettimi/2021/09/21/the-worlds-highest-paid-soccer-players-2021--uniteds-cristiano-ronaldo-reclaims-top-spot-from-psgs--lionel-messi/?sh=2a9bd7013b7b">Forbes</a>.Ronaldo, 36, rejoined United from Juventus in August after 12 years away, while Messi has swapped boyhood club Barcelona to join Paris St Germain.Forbes said Ronaldo, among the world&#x27;s most popular athletes with over 500 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, is set to make $125 million before taxes in the 2021-22 season, with $70 million coming from salary and bonuses at United.The rest will come from endorsements and partnerships with brands including Nike, Herbalife, Clear and his CR7 brand.Messi, who topped last year&#x27;s list, will be paid a salary of $75 million with an additional $35 million from endorsements for total expected earnings of $110 million.The Argentine&#x27;s strike partner at PSG Neymar, who in May signed a new contract until 2025, is third on the list with total earnings of $95 million.Another PSG player, Kylian Mbappe ($43 million), is fourth on the Forbes list while Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah ($41 million) is fifth.Top 10 highest earners in soccer:Cristiano Ronaldo - $125 millionLionel Messi - $110 millionNeymar - $95 millionKylian Mbappe - $43 millionMohamed Salah - $41 millionRobert Lewandowski - $35 millionAndres Iniesta - $35 millionPaul Pogba - $34 millionGareth Bale - $32 millionEden Hazard - $29 million<div>(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford )</div>

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot in the list of the world's highest-paid soccer players from Lionel Messi.