LIONEL MESSI: How The New Highest-Paid Soccer Player In The World Spends His Millions
May 28, 2014, 00:19 IST
Lionel Messi signed a new contract last week that will make him the highest-paid soccer player in the world at $27 million per year.
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Going into the 2014 World Cup at age 26, Messi is already considered one of the best players ever and is already making $40+ million with endorsements.
Despite that wealth and advertising exposure, he's is one of the most private people in the sport.
He drives a $200,000 car and lives in a nice house, but there may not be a more unknowable athlete in the world than Messi.