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Messi remains top MLS earner with salary of £18.5m
Key takeaways
- Lionel Messi and compatriot Rodrigo de Paul are among the top three earners in MLS
- Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with an annual base salary of $25m (£18.5m) - more than double that of the North American league's next-highest earner.
- Figures released, external by the MLS Players Association reflect the contract extension that Messi, who turns 39 next month, signed with Inter Miami in October.
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Lionel Messi and compatriot Rodrigo de Paul are among the top three earners in MLS
Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with an annual base salary of $25m (£18.5m) - more than double that of the North American league's next-highest earner.
Figures released, external by the MLS Players Association reflect the contract extension that Messi, who turns 39 next month, signed with Inter Miami in October.
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