Football
The top 20 highest paid footballers
The French newspaper France Football have revealed the 20 highest paid footballers in the world. They take into account salaries, bonuses and advertising revenues during the 2018/19 season. Lionel Messi is ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. Four of the 20 players play in Asia, whilst there are three from Real Madrid and four from Barcelona. Surprisingly, three of the list are often found on the bench at their club sides in Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Philippe Coutinho.