Soccer’s top earner isn’t suiting up, but five other stars kicking off the tournament this month made a combined $381 million over the past year, led by Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi.
ByJustin Birnbaum
ByJustin Birnbaum,
Forbes Staff.
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ionel Messi has won 46 trophies in his career, more than any soccer player ever to lace up a pair of cleats. The odds that he adds another at the FIFA Club World Cup are long—as the tournament begins Saturday, his Inter Miami squad is listed at 65-to-1 to win it all—but regardless of what happens on the pitch, there’s one title the 37-year-old Argentine superstar has locked down.
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