Federal agencies place orders against these contracts in many ways-through GSA customer representatives or catalogs, by phone or fax, charge cards, electronic requisitioning, in-person auctions, over the Internet, or by contacting suppliers directly.
At 22, Lionel Messi is the youngest player to make the top 20 list of highest-paid soccer stars. Messi's 2009-2010 contract is worth $13.74 million. Messi, a striker for Spanish champions Barcelona, will represent his home country, Argentina, at this year's World Cup.
Biggest contracts in MLB, by total value. None. Giancarlo Stanton signed the most lucrative contract for an American athlete and the longest in baseball history. Countdown of baseball's biggest contracts, by total value: Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports. 27. Jacoby Ellsbury, $153 million (2014-20) Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports.