A billion dollar empire made by a football player through his passion and his game which inspires millions of us!

The team of the winning champions, the team led by the power and supremacy of the Greatest of All Time, Lionel Messi among the top football players in the world. He previously played for the Spanish club Barcelona and is currently a member of Paris Saint-Germain. Messi is renowned for both his outstanding play and his success with a net worth of a billion and more.

Lionel Andres Messi aka Messi plays for both Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina as a professional player and captain. Currently regarded among the top five football players in the world, Lionel Messi has 86 goals in his international career. He is recognized as one of the greatest football players of all time and has won Six European Golden Shoes in addition to Seven Ballon D’or awards.

Since he was a young boy, Lionel Messi had a strong love for football and was coached by his father George Messi. He began playing football at the mere age of five. He immediately began for Girona FC and eventually Newell’s Old Boys. Only at the age of 9, Lionel Messi acquired many of the football talents that have helped him develop into such a talented player.

Lionel Messi is the highest-paid athlete on the globe.  There are various ways through which GOAT makes his wealth. His salary is reported to be $130 million annually, $ 75 Million has been earned through sports and $ 55 million has been earned apart from sports. His Paris Saint-Germain salary alone is worth $35 million annually, which means he earns $738,000 a week, or $105,000 a day, or $8,790 per hour. It is reported by Evening Standard that, when he joined the French team last summer, the Argentine also received a large $25 million joining fee.

To name a few facts about his earnings:

• Only tennis legend Roger Federer and NBA great LeBron James have earned more money off the field than Messi, who made $55 million in the past year.
• The 35-year-endorsement old’s portfolio also includes agreements with Adidas, Budweiser, and PepsiCo, in addition to a $20 million yearly contract with cryptocurrency “fan token” platform Socios.
• He also became the first athlete brand ambassador for Hard Rock International in June of last year.
• To get around the world, Messi flies in his $15 million private jet.

Billionaire in Making:

According to Forbes, he has earned a whopping amount of $1.3 billion in his complete career. By the calculations, he has earned around $900 million in salary to date and $400 million from endorsements. Lionel Messi’s net worth is estimated at $660 million, which makes him the most lucrative athlete in the world.

Messi’s Impressive Car Collection includes:

1. A $2 million Pagani Zonda Tricolore

2. A Ferrari F430 Spyder

3. A Dodge Charger SRT8 

4. A Maserati Gran Turismo

5. A 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Spider Scaglietti, for $37 million

Smile is all that matters!

Nevertheless, by earning a lump sum in millions annually, he also believes in giving back to society and helping others in need. According to UNICEF, Messi contributed his personal funds in 2017 to help the foundation erect schools for 1,600 Syrian war orphans, while Goal says that in 2019, the foundation contributed $218,000 to the provision of food and water for Kenyans.

That’s the reason he decided to start with the Lionel Messi Foundation, where his main goal is to help kids in need just to see them smile.

A man of true talent and kind heart with all the luxuries in life won the FIFA World Cup 2022 making a very grand mark in the history of football.