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Lionel Messi tops the list of the top paid athletes for 2022

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Updated 18:01 29 Dec 2022 GMTPublished 18:00 29 Dec 2022 GMT

Lionel Messi tops the list of the top paid athletes for 2022

Messi leads the way in the top paid, with Cristiano Ronaldo still on the list from his days as a Manchester United player.

Ryan Sidle

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Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: NBA, Basketball, Tennis, NFL, American Football, Football, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lebron James, Roger Federer, Paris Saint-Germain

Ryan Sidle
Ryan Sidle

Ryan is a journalist for SPORTbible with over eight years of experience. Passionate about all sports, he mainly covers football and F1 - Daniel Ricciardo once spent an entire interview referring to him as 'Ryan Gosling,' still his proudest moment.

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