{"id":1219333,"date":"2022-10-08T23:27:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T23:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/08\/kylian-mbappe-beats-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo\/"},"modified":"2022-10-08T23:27:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T23:27:09","slug":"kylian-mbappe-beats-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/08\/kylian-mbappe-beats-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbappe beats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/127012683_gettyimages-1430750107-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Kylian Mbappe has scored 182 goals in 228 games for Paris St-Germain\" title=\"Kylian Mbappe has scored 182 goals in 228 games for Paris St-Germain\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kylian Mbappe has scored 182 goals in 228 games for Paris St-Germain<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kylian Mbappe has topped the Forbes list for highest-earning footballers \u2013 the first time someone other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has been number one for nine years.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes estimate\u00a0Paris St-Germain forward Mbappe, 23, will earn $128m (\u00a3115.2m) this season.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe\u2019s PSG team-mate Messi is second on $120m (\u00a3108m) and Manchester United forward Ronaldo third on $100m (\u00a390m).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Neymar and Mohamed Salah complete the top five.<\/p>\n<p>PSG and Brazil striker Neymar will earn an estimated $87m (\u00a378.4m) in 2022-23 and Liverpool forward Salah $53m (\u00a347.7m).<\/p>\n<p>The last player to top the list other than Ronaldo or Messi was former England captain David Beckham in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe\u00a0signed a lucrative new three-year contract\u00a0with PSG in May, which ended speculation about a summer move to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>The France World Cup winner has lifted 11 trophies at the club, including four Ligue 1 titles, since joining from Monaco initially on loan in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland, who has scored 19 goals in 12 games for Manchester City since his summer move from Borussia Dortmund, makes his debut in the top 10 at number six.<\/p>\n<p>The Norway striker is one of four Premier League players in the top 10 along with Ronaldo, Salah and Manchester City team-mate Kevin de Bruyne.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland and Mbappe are the only players on the list aged under 30.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Forbes\u2019 list of highest-paid footballers 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Kylian Mbappe<\/td>\n<td>PSG and France<\/td>\n<td>$128m (\u00a3115.2m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lionel Messi<\/td>\n<td>PSG and Argentina<\/td>\n<td>$120m (\u00a3108m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/td>\n<td>Manchester United and Portugal<\/td>\n<td>$100m (\u00a390m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Neymar<\/td>\n<td>PSG and Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$87m (\u00a378.4m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mohamed Salah<\/td>\n<td>Liverpool and Egypt<\/td>\n<td>$53m (\u00a347.7m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Erling Haaland<\/td>\n<td>Manchester City and Norway<\/td>\n<td>$39m (\u00a335.1m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robert Lewandowski<\/td>\n<td>Barcelona and Poland<\/td>\n<td>$35m (31.5m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eden Hazard<\/td>\n<td>Real Madrid and Belgium<\/td>\n<td>$31m (\u00a327.9m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Andres Iniesta<\/td>\n<td>Vissel Kobe and Spain<\/td>\n<td>$30m (\u00a327m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kevin de Bruyne<\/td>\n<td>Manchester City and Belgium<\/td>\n<td>$29m (26.1m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"YLjSWSM6Qbo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Media Coalition against Illegal Mining challenges gov\u2019t to publish community mining list (7-10-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YLjSWSM6Qbo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbappe has scored 182 goals in 228 games for Paris St-Germain Kylian Mbappe has topped the Forbes list for highest-earning footballers \u2013 the first time someone other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has been number one for nine years. 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