Barcelona Star Lionel Messi Crosses $1 Billion Mark in Career Earnings

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has earned $1 billion in pre-tax earnings over his career, Forbes reported. According to the magazine, the athlete, who has led Barcelona to 34 trophies since he joined the club in 2004, received $92 million from the salary he that earns with the club and an additional $34 million from endorsements. Messi has sponsorship deals with world-famous brands such as Adidas, Huawei, Dolce & Gabbana, Jacob & Co, and will soon have his own theme park in China.

However, he is the second football player to cross the $1 billion mark in earnings. The Argentinian was surpassed by his rival, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo.

This, however, did not stop social media users from congratulating Messi on his achievement.

​Others users contended that Messi is not worth that amount of money.

Renowned boxer Floyd Mayweather reminded Messi that he is not only the second football player to earn $1 billion over his career, but also the fourth athlete to do so.

​Others users joked about how Messi reacted to the news…

...​and how Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest man, would regard to the news.