This time Ronaldo surpassed Messi
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are unwritten rivals in football. There is a great rivalry between the two in the touch of various awards including Ballon d'Or. Fans of the two stars also competed all the time. Messi or Ronaldo - who is the best of the era? - The argument goes on. They sit together in the statistics.
Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo is ahead in that discussion. He returned to Manchester United a decade later. CR Seven has scored four goals in the first three matches. On the other hand, Messi has not been able to match himself by leaving Barcelona and joining PSG. He is still goalless after playing three matches in the team's jersey.
Not the performance on the field, this time the Portuguese star left Messi behind in terms of income. This year, Ronaldo has risen to the top of the total income, surpassing Messi. That's what Forbes, a US economic magazine, says.
Forbes has published a list of the highest-earning footballers in the 2021-22 season. Ronaldo lost Messi in the list. And Messi has dropped to second place.
Although at the moment Messi gets the highest salary in the world of football. The Manchester United star is getting much less than that. However, Ronaldo left Messi in total income.
According to Forbes, Ronaldo is going to earn ১২ 125 million before paying taxes in the 2021-22 season. 106 crore 50 lakh in Bangladeshi currency! Messi's income there will be 110 million dollars (940 crores 26 lakh rupees).
Ronaldo's total income this season comes from 60 million from salary allowance and signing bonuses. The remaining 55 million comes from various sponsorship agreements. Ronaldo is far ahead of Messi in terms of this sponsorship deal. In this sector, however, there are three players ahead of Ronaldo. They are not football, of course.
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer (90 million)
US basketball star LeBron James (75 million)
US golfer Tiger Woods (60 million)
Neymar, the second-best start in the world of football, is in the third position in the list of total income. The Brazilian superstar is getting 95 million. And in 4th place with 43 million is his PSG teammate French star Killian Mbappe. Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian star of Liverpool, has risen to the top five with less than 2 million dollars.
You are in the top ten
Robert Lewandowski (35 million)
Andres Iniesta (35 million)
Paul Pogba (34 million)
Gareth Bale (32 million)
Eden Hazard (29 million)
Meanwhile, Barcelona coach Koman may be fired!
According to many, this was supposed to happen. Barcelona will become a rhythmless weak team by losing to Lionel Messi. Ronald Koeman's disciples are going to make that idea come true. The Spanish giants seem to have forgotten what victory was. Any team is losing to them.
According to the Spanish media, not only the performance on the field but also the internal strife is going on in Barcelona. After the last 1-1 draw with Granada, the fire of unrest spread there. The distance with coach Ronald Koeman is growing for the rest of Bara. Barca can dismiss Koman at any time!
Barca authorities are growing angry with Koman. It is normal to get angry.
Because have won just two of their first four matches in La Liga this year. Somehow two more points have been avoided in two matches. The Catalans have started the Champions League even worse.
In the first match, Bayern lost 3-0 to Munich at home. At that rate, also has a nasty record like a hat-trick in the Champions League. And all these records have been under Ronald Koeman. president Juan Laporta is disappointed with Koman's poor performance as a coach. Koeman's conflict with him is now public.
Laporta has already given a hint that Koman has been cut. In a video message to reassure Laporta supporters on September 21, Laporta said, "Like all of you, I am disappointed and shocked.
Meanwhile, Koman does not want to take responsibility for such a critical time for the team. Making harsh comments in the media. He also criticized Laporta.
His comments are now becoming tomorrow for him. Enrique Massip, an adviser to President Juan Laporta, directly criticized Koman, saying "a coach can never say that the club president should not talk about these things."
All such news has caused a stir in the Spanish media and on the football field — Barcelona has quietly begun looking for a new coach. Koman can be fired at any moment. Who can be the Barca coach after that? Meanwhile, the names of Roberto Martinez, Xavi Hernandez, Antonio Conte, Philippe Choco, and Andre Pirlo are being heard among the candidates.