2. Lionel Messi

Argentine national soccer player Lionel Andrés Messi is widely known as the Leo Messi and currently plays for Barcelona in the Spanish Liga BBVA. Messi earns a total of $65 million per year out of which $42 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $23 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are Adidas, Samsung, Pepsi, Turkish Airlines and Herbalife