Kylian Mbappe beat both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the number one spot of Forbes top earning football players of 2022.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Kylian Mbappe Matches Messi, Ronaldo With Impressive Ballon d'Or Landmark. There are only three players in history that have scored eight Ballon ...

As Lionel Messi ascends to a tier of his own, Kylian Mbappé proves he isn't far behind Story by Messi and Mbappe stage epic World Cup final as Argentina beats France I The Rush 0:00 / 3:06 ...

Mbappe and Messi quickly swung the contest in the visitors' favor, though, with a clinical four-minute show of power where each one teed up the other for two well-worked goals. The third arrived ...

Ronaldo and Messi also rank in the top 10 all-time in assists, meaning each has contributed to more than 1,110 goals in their careers. Mbappe and Haaland are on pace to outproduce both.

Messi, generally considered the greatest player of all-time, and Mbappe, the man slated to take his place as best player in the world. Mbappe will turn 24 on Tuesday.

That the two players in question — Argentina’s Lionel Messi, 35, and France’s Kylian Mbappé, 23 — are club teammates on Paris Saint-Germain at different ends of their careers only adds to ...

Mbappe doesn’t want to be a No 9 — he wants to be more like Messi and Neymar. He seemingly wants to be more of a floating No 10, but with those two players in the side, there’s little chance ...

France striker Kylian Mbappe is yet to understand that his Paris St Germain team mates Lionel Messi and Neymar are bigger players than him, Brazil defender Dani Alves said, as he urged the 23-year ...

Despite Mbappe being on a hat-trick, it was Messi himself who stepped up to reestablish PSG’s three goal lead and score his second of the game. Lionel Messi and Mbappe celebrate with teammates.

Messi was at his best, and won two of his four Champions Leagues, under Pep Guardiola, whose juego de posicion demands intense application and buy-in to an entirely team-driven model.