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Top-Earning Players at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup is where the world’s top clubs compete for global supremacy — but in 2025, it’s also a showcase of some of football’s wealthiest superstars. Beyond their brilliance on the pitch, today’s elite players are global brands in their own right, commanding multimillion-dollar deals through salaries, sponsorships, and endorsements.

As the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup kicks off, all eyes aren't just on the trophies, tactics, or team rivalries — they're also on the jaw-dropping incomes of football's richest icons.

From Lionel Messi’s legacy-fueled marketing empire at Inter Miami to Kylian Mbappé’s dream move to Real Madrid, and Erling Haaland’s record-breaking Premier League contract to Harry Kane’s long-awaited championship with Bayern Munich — these stars are proving that success in football today is as much about business acumen as it is about goals and glory.

In this blog, we explore the five highest-paid players competing at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup — highlighting their career milestones, earnings breakdowns, and brand power both on and off the field.

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