Which footballer is the richest in the world

There's a lot of speculation over who is the richest footballer on the planet.
Different publications have different answers but it narrows down to only two people and everbody knows it.
Yes, its either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel messi.
No one can exactly estimate their net worth as it includes their weekly wages and tonnes of endorsements.
And so the answer has to be ambiguous even after you get all the figures correct.

Cristiano Ronaldo  

Ronaldo’s Real Madrid contract earns him more than €18 million per year. In 2014 he featured on Forbes list with total earnings of $80 million, which he made between 2013- 14. He is the captain of the Portugal national team. He became the most expensive player in the world when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth €94 million. He also makes money by endorsing famous brands like Motorola, Tag Heuer and Nike.

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is a true football legend. It is a pleasure to watch him play the game. This Argentine football player plays for Argentina national team and FC Barcelona. He is the first football player in history to win four FIFA/Ballons d’Or. As per Forbes’ 2014 list, Messi earned a total of $65 million within 12 months. He is one of football’s biggest endorsers of all time.
Goal.com has composed a list of the Top 20 Richest Football Players 2017 - Goal.com Rich List. As suspected, CR7 top the list with a net worth of $230M, which is $12M more than that of the second runner, Messi. Neymar came as a surprise 3rd with $148M. I don't think any player has topped these numbers in the previous years.
However, this list might have missed the richest of them all: Mathieu Flamini. A few year ago, Flamini secretly invested in an energy firm that became quite successful Mathieu Flamini: Arsenal midfielder reveals he is set to revolutionise £20bn energy industry. Details are very hazy here, but some of his Arsenal teammates believed that he's a billionaire who is richer than their club's own owner.
If these are true, Flamini's net worth would likely drawf the total net worth of the top 3 in Goal's list and it wouldn't be unlike Jessica Alba becoming the richest actress by founding the rather successful Honest company.

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