David Beckham is out in front as the highest-paid player in world soccer, according to a report that appeared in Tuesday's edition of France Football magazine.

The veteran Englishman, who joined Paris Saint-Germain in January on a short-term deal until the end of the season, is nearing the end of his playing career but still comes in ahead of world player of the year Lionel Messi and prolific Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.

France Football report Beckham will earn 36 million euros ($46.7 million) in 2012-13, leaving him just ahead of four-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi.