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Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Lionel Messi as Forbes' best-paid footballer with the Manchester United star picking up £92MILLION a year following his Old Trafford return... but who else makes the top 10?

Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken Lionel Messi at the top of Forbes' list of the highest-paid footballers in the world, with the Manchester United star earning £91.5million this season.

Ronaldo and Messi, two of the highest-profile players in the world today, both made transfer moves this summer to United and Paris Saint-Germain respectively during a busy window.

Messi's move toFrench giants PSG will see him earn £80.5m this season but his earnings are very much short of Portuguese star Ronaldo, 36, who made his return to Manchester after 12 years playing away from Old Trafford.