Lionel Messi’s 4 year, $674M contract with Barcelona officially expires today

[Rigby.]

For those who are knowledgable about soccer, he's clearly the best ever player at this point and like Jordan not only is he the best player to ever play, he's also arguably the most exciting player to ever play. Sports is about entertainment at the end of the day and that's hard to do.

He’s way better than Maradonna? I imagine he got a good gap in terms of stature

his replication of the Goal of the Century was damn near 1:1. Impressive ass shyt

 

[Rigby.]

Chris Rock: Shaq is rich. The white man who signs his check is wealthy.

I think about that when I see these huge contract numbers.

Eh, unlike basketball, when you reach the status these guys are at, you’re basically revered as a god in entire nations. Businesses and legacy positions open up without having to do 1000 commercials

What Jordan became in the back half of his career and after playing is what they are and have been, as far as I understand

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

He’s way better than Maradonna? I imagine he got a good gap in terms of stature

his replication of the Goal of the Century was damn near 1:1. Impressive ass shyt

Yeah, he's definitely way better than Maradona. His main competition for GOAT was Pele but Pele simply played too long ago in black and white TV so he's at a major disadvantage there

 

[Rigby.]

Yeah, he's definitely way better than Maradona. His main competition for GOAT was Pele but Pele simply played too long ago in black and white TV so he's at a major disadvantage there

I’ll have to look more into it. What’s your personal barometer for rankings? Is it production, competition, raw talent, combination of all?

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

I’ll have to look more into it. What’s your personal barometer for rankings? Is it production, competition, raw talent, combination of all?

I'll say combination of all for sure.

 

[WaveGang]

He played pro soccer at 12??

Since he was 17..thats when I remember him on the scene

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

 

[nyknick]

Next stop Columbus Crew


@smitty22

 

[Montez]

Messi and C dot are by far and away the biggest draws thats why they get the money that they do. C dot the #1 Celebrity on IG

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When Beckham went to Real Madrid in 2003. The amount of money he was bringing in his first 6 months he was paying everyone wages.


Mbrappe on course to get a payrise to $600k a week, if he agrees the new contract on the table. He waits another year and he'll get more as FA.

Real Madrid definitely said, wait it out and you will get a mil a week.

 

[phillycavsfan]

Chris Rock: Shaq is rich. The white man who signs his check is wealthy.

I think about that when I see these huge contract numbers.

That's funny, because Barca are drowning in a billion dollars of debt.

 

[BAMBA]

NYCFC…make the call

 

[smitty22]

Next stop Columbus Crew


@smitty22

Just in time for our new stadium . Crew in 2

 

[LurkMoar]

Any other cats other than Mbappe looking at getting massive money later on in their career? Tryna get put on to euro bol

A lot of brehs getting over 300k a week

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Fully deserved

Messi and CR7 are easily the most famous and popular athletes EVER. No one comes close

 

[havoc]

I’m reading that number and I still can’t believe what I’m seeing. 4/674 is something I never thought I would see.

99.9% of the world population will never get to see that kind of money in their bank account. I hate that I'm part of the 99.9%