Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi remains Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player this season at $20,446,667 US, according to figures released Wednesday by the MLS Players Association. Miami has two other players in the top 10 with No. 3 Sergio Busquets at $8,774,996 and No. 8 Jordi Alba at $6 million even.

Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer for the third straight year with total annual compensation of $20,446,667, greater than the entire payroll of 21 teams. Messi's base compensation is $12 million,