CIES: Messi's estimated value still highest (€200.2m - €232.6m)

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Lionel Messi, with an estimated value between €200.2m and €232.6m, remained the most expensive football player in the world in 2014, according to a study by the CIES (International Centre for Sports Studies) Football Observatory published on 04/06/2014. The midpoint in the value range of the Argentine was down 8% compared to 2013 (€217.4m ...

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