Franck Ribéry, Professional Footballer, $70 million

The French professional footballer, Franck Ribéry, plays for the Serie A team Salernitana. After his background placed him in a disadvantaged French neighborhood where low income and unemployment are the order of the day, football has raised him and his family out of that trend.

Ribéry has achieved significant success in his football career. He was nominated in 2014 alongside Messi and Ronaldo for the Ballon d’Or. He is worth $70 million in 2021 and is still striving to be the best in football. Although he doesn’t have much goal-scoring attributed to him, he is one of the best players in the game.