Sports · 26 May 2026
Lionel Messi achieves billionaire status
Exam-focused facts from the 26 May 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Lionel Messi became the second footballer in history to reach billionaire status after Cristiano Ronaldo.
- According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Messi's net worth has surpassed $1 billion.
- Messi is estimated to have earned more than $700 million in wages and performance-related payments since 2007.
- Berkeley Heights, a township in Union County, New Jersey, has named a part of Sherman Avenue as Leo Messi Way.
- Argentina is placed in Group J for the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup alongside Austria, Jordan, and Algeria.