Coronavirus Wage Cuts Could Cost Messi And Ronaldo $20 Million—And They’d Still Be The World’s Highest-Paid Soccer Players

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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could lose $20 million due to coronavirus wage cuts—and they’d still be the world’s highest-paid soccer players

’s take-home pay would still be greater than the total earnings of all players in the world except his nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo and his former teammate Neymar, who is. With endorsements from the likes of long-term partners Adidas and Pepsi, Messi could still earn an estimated $78 million annually, compared with the $127 million he made on and off the pitch during the 2018-19 season.

This week, Messi donated $1.1 million to two hospitals fighting the coronavirus—one in his native Rosario, Argentina, and one in Barcelona, Spain, the second-most-impacted European country now overwhelmed with coronavirus cases.... [+]Ronaldo is facing a potential cut, too. His club Juventus and fellow Italian Se

rie A teams are also weighing player wage cuts up to 30%. The three-time best player in the world stands to lose $20 million in lost wages, before tax, leaving him with an estimated $46 million paycheck.

German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have already implemented wage cuts as a result of their league’s postponement. Bayern players and directors agreed to a 20% pay cut and Dortmund players to an undisclosed partial waiver, per the BBC.

 

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I’m terribly perturbed after reading this...

Cristiano release can u send me momo in Ghana it's mobile money o541077628

Damn life sucks sometimes doesn't it?

Oh bummer. A lousy 20 million. I know they do contribute a hell of a lot but

So sad...

Perhaps they will help their local community

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