Ronaldo back atop Forbes' highest paid athlete list
Business of Soccer

Ronaldo back atop Forbes' highest paid athlete list

Cristiano Ronaldo has moved back to the top of the world's highest paid athlete list by Forbes. The Portugal international's switch to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr helped bump him up to regain the top spot. Ronaldo was previously third in the American business magazine's 2022 rankings. He last finished atop of the list in […]

Business of Soccer

/ 27 days ago

Ronaldo back atop Forbes' highest paid athlete list

Cristiano Ronaldo has moved back to the top of the world's highest paid athlete list by Forbes. The Portugal international's switch to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr helped bump him up to regain the top spot. Ronaldo was previously third in the American business magazine's 2022 rankings. He last finished atop of the list in […]

Euro 2024

/ 66 days ago

Captain Mbappé fires France past the Netherlands

France thumped the Netherlands 4-0 in Paris on Friday night with new French captain Kylian Mbappé leading the way. The fixture was a matchup of the top two teams in Group B of the 2024 Euro qualifiers. The hosts started with a bang as Antoine Griezmann put the ball into the back of the net […]

Kylian Mbappe

/ 82 days ago

Mbappé mute on PSG future after Champions League defeat

PSG superstar Kylian Mbappé would not address his future following the club's loss to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The thorough defeat at the hands of the Germans knocked PSG out of the Champions League. Bayern beat the Ligue 1 champions in both legs of the tie. After the disappointing display, Mbappé was asked directly by […]

Bayern Munich

/ 117 days ago

Mbappé injury could force no-show against Bayern, says report

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappé left Wednesday's match against Montpellier due to an injury, putting his status for a Champions League clash with Bayern Munich in question. The French forward only lasted 21 minutes on the pitch before departing. Prior to the injury, Mbappé also missed a twice-taken penalty earlier in the night. Montpellier goalkeeper […]

Kylian Mbappe

/ 131 days ago

Mbappé rejected Liverpool switch last summer, says report

Kylian Mbappé and PSG have a relationship that mirrors a soap opera at times. After all, the superstar appears to go back and forth with being content in the French capital. Then, there are suggestions that he will eventually depart for Real Madrid. This saga looked almost certain to be put to bed last summer. […]

Argentina

/ 152 days ago

Mbappé brushes aside bizarre Martínez antics

Kylian Mbappé has finally publicly addressed incidents surrounding Argentina's World Cup celebrations. Winning goalkeeper Emi Martínez bizarrely focused on Mbappé after winning the tournament in Qatar. Martínez issued a moment of silence for the French star in Argentina's post-match party. The goalkeeper then carried around a photo of Mbappé's face attached to a toy doll […]

Kylian Mbappe

/ 153 days ago

PSG coach insists no beef between Mbappé and Messi

PSG head coach Christophe Galtier downplayed rumors of a rift between Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi. There were previous suggestions that the France star and the World Cup winner had beef because of Emi Martinez. The Argentina goalkeeper was oddly obsessed with Mbappé in the title celebrations. Martinez openly mocked Mbappé multiple times throughout the […]

Argentina

/ 157 days ago

French FA makes complaint about Emi Martinez taunting Mbappé

Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez has received plenty of attention since the World Cup Final on Sunday. After all, he did manage to help the South American nation collect their third tournament title. However, most of headlines regarding Martinez are now negative. The 30-year-old keeper made a lewd gesture with his Golden Glove trophy following the […]

France

/ 176 days ago

Mbappe brace guides France to quarter finals past Poland

Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning brace and also provided an assist as France brushed aside Poland by 3-1 to secure their place in the quarter finals of the World Cup at the Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday evening. Olivier Giroud opened the scoring a minute before the break to become France’s all-time leading goal scorer […]

Cristiano Ronaldo

/ 235 days ago

Kylian Mbappé leads Forbes list of highest-paid soccer players

Kylian Mbappé overtook Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest-paid soccer player on the planet, according to Forbes. The annual list claims the French superstar earns about $128 million for the current campaign. The staggering total is the company’s record for their annual list. Mbappé just signed a massive new contract early this summer. […]