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.
Top 10 largest sports contracts. Giancarlo Stanton's new $352 million contract with baseball franchise the Miami Marlins is the largest gross deal in North American sport. But how does it stack up on a yearly-earnings basis? Below is a list of the 10 highest salaries bestowed at the feet of the world's best.