Neither Messi nor Ronaldo, the richest player in the world now has a big professional problem

At 28, Faiq Bolkiah, an international from Brunei and a member of the royal family, needs to find a new direction for his football career after his contract with Ratchaburi ended. Trained at Chelsea and Leicester City, he never played in the first team and faced challenges, including a serious injury in 2024. Unlike Messi and Ronaldo, who were already at the top at his age, Bolkiah has six caps for his country, and his fortune of 18.7 billion euros comes from his family rather than his sporting income.