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Messi is the highest-paid soccer player in 2024, with earnings of $135 million.
He won the Ballon d'Or for a record eighth time in 2023, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi moved from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021, and then to MLS's Inter Miami in July 2023.
A leaked contract revealed in 2021, he earned up to $165 million annually at Barcelona.
After his time at Inter Miami, Messi has an option for ownership in the club without a buy-in.
He launched a clothing line and the Messi Store in 2019, alongside a lifelong deal with Adidas.