Prescott, Messi, Ohtani and more: How the world's biggest sports stars get paid

It is often the case that the most famous athletes in the world are the highest paid.After all, they command the most eyeballs, generate more attention than their team-mates, and tend to be the focal point of the club or franchise they represent.It is why Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest soccer player of all time, can command a rather complicated annual salary of about $70million to $80m at Inter Miami, even though the 38-year-old is in the twilight of his career and retirement is on the horizon.Advertisement