Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi's Saudi Arabia ties should jar as he adds yet another lucrative deal to his array of commercial agreements which make him the world's ...

Two Player of the Month awards in a miserable Manchester United season shows how phenomenal Ronaldo is - or, the judging panel is as starstruck as the rest of us. Tweet of the week: @Cristiano “My 2nd Premier League Player of the Month Award, the 6th in my career. Now, let’s get Jurgen Klopp on to Question Time. As for the century of top flight football that preceded the Premier League, you would need to check, if you can be bothered. On many official Newcastle United media outlets - and some unofficial ones - a big deal was made of them being made mathematically safe in the Premier League by Leeds United’s latest defeat. But in these times, is it really a good look to have mega-rich footballers - and clubs, by the way - telling hard-up fans it is good to put whatever spare money they have into high-risk ventures? And he is a poster boy for a cryptocurrency company. And what Messi gives that state is, essentially, access to his social media reach - arguably the greatest footballer of all time has 327million followers on Instagram alone. The Saudi connection, for example. Truly great sportsmen and women using their fame and profile for commercial gain is absolutely nothing new. But Messi’s wage now appears to be merely topping up his commercial income. And there is plenty of it, according to the Forbes sporting rich list, which claims Messi - in the year ending May 1 2022 - earned £107million.