A golfer got between the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Argentine Lionel Messi, in the Top 3 of the highest paid athletes in the world, according to the list revealed by Forbes magazine.
Cristiano Ronaldo, thanks to his multimillion-dollar contract with Al Nassr, also in Arabia, earned 260 million dollars between May 1, 2023 and May 1, 2024. 200 of them were on the field and the rest, an estimated taking into account factors such as personal businesses and endorsement deals.
Messi, who signed in the middle of last year for Inter Miami, after ending his relationship with Paris Saint-Germain, had a turnover of 135 million dollars, 65 on the field of play and 70 off it.
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It should be remembered that Rahm left the PGA Tour and signed with LIV Golf, the new circuit financed with funds from Saudi Arabia, money that he began to receive this year and that will surely make him rise on the list in the next period.
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Two basketball players complete the Top 5 highest-paid athletes: the American LeBron James, of the Lakers, with 128 million (48.2 of them on the field and 80 off), and the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, of the Milwaukee Bucks, with 111 million (46 in timber).
The man would undergo million-dollar podiatric treatments.
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He is followed by two players who allowed themselves to be tempted by petrodollars: the Brazilian Neynmar, a player for Saudi Al Hilal, with 108 million -80 on the field-, and the Frenchman Karim Benzema, from Al Ittihad, with 106 million -100 on the field -.
Kylian Mbappé.
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