Footballer Mansions
When your weekly wage is what most people earn in a decade, this is where you live.
Lionel Messi — Fort Lauderdale, Florida
$10.75 Million
A waterfront mansion in Bay Colony. Features: 10 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, private dock for his $15M yacht "Seven C's", infinity pool overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, home cinema, wine cellar, and a full-sized football pitch in the garden. The garage houses his Pagani Zonda and collection of Audis. Neighbors include Inter Miami teammates and NBA stars. Messi reportedly chose this specific plot because his kids could walk to school — priorities.
Cristiano Ronaldo — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
$12.8 Million (Rental — $280K/month)
An entire floor of the Four Seasons Hotel, Kingdom Tower converted into his private residence. Features: 17 rooms, private pool, cinema room, dedicated gym (with custom CR7 equipment), and floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic Riyadh skyline views. He also maintains properties in Madrid (La Finca estate, $6M), Turin, and a 7-story building in his hometown of Funchal, Madeira that he owns entirely — his mother and brother live in the lower floors.
Neymar Jr. — Mangaratiba, Brazil
$8 Million
A sprawling 2.5-acre compound 90 minutes from Rio de Janeiro. Features: private man-made lake, helipad, spa, gym, tennis court, volleyball court on private beach, underground wine cellar, garage for his million-dollar car collection. The 10,000 sq ft main house has panoramic Atlantic Ocean views. Brazilian authorities fined him $3.5M for unauthorized environmental construction — he paid it without contest and kept everything. The property even has its own zip-line.
Mohamed Salah — Cheshire, England
GBP 4.5 Million
A Georgian-style mansion in Cheshire's "Golden Triangle" — the preferred neighborhood for Premier League stars. Features: 5 bedrooms, indoor swimming pool, private gym, home office. Notably modest compared to peers. Salah chose this house because it's 15 minutes from Liverpool's training ground and has excellent schools for his daughters. The Egyptian King: a family man who happens to score 30 goals a season.