Lionel Messi earned more than the payrolls of 22 other Major League Soccer teams, and Olivier Giroud also received 3,675,000 US Dollar (Rs 30,89,68,826.25) in annualized total compensation under the contract he signed to join Los Angeles FC in July!

The Major League Soccer Players Association released its salary update on Thursday and Messi’s 12 million US Dollar (Rs 120,000,00) base salary and 20,446,667 US Dollar (Rs. 1,71,90,15,701.69) in total compensation from Inter Miami remained the same as in the initial listing in May.

Those figures cover what Messi receives from his MLS deal, which runs through the 2025 season, including any marketing bonus and agent's fees. They do not account for any additional agreements with the team or its affiliates, or any performance bonuses.

Giroud, a 38-year-old striker, joined LA in July on a free transfer from AC Milan. He has a 2.8 million US Dollar annualized salary for 2024.

Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets is second in the league in salary at 8,499,996 US Dollar and has 8,774,996 US Dollar in total compensation. Toronto winger Lorenzo Insigne has a 7.5 million US Dollar salary and 15.4 million US Dollar in total compensation.