Professional sports teams often pay large sums of money to retain their top players. In 2017, Lionel Messi's contract renewal at FC Barcelona was considered a significant event as it was the largest sports contract ever, earning him an annual salary of approximately 168.5 million U.S. dollars, for a total of 674 million U.S. dollars over four years.
Highest average annual value sports contracts worldwide as of December 2022
(in million U.S. dollars)
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The Sporting News. (December 14, 2022). Highest average annual value sports contracts worldwide as of December 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358982/highest-sports-contracts-average-annual-value/
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The Sporting News. (2022). Highest average annual value sports contracts worldwide as of December 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358982/highest-sports-contracts-average-annual-value/
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