Ronaldo king of sportsmen
With his recent transfer to Saudi football club Al Nassr, Cristian Ronaldo it was confirmed the highest paid athlete in the world. The Portuguese, despite his 39 springs, managed to take home a salary of 200 million dollars, which is associated with activities outside the pitch that earn him an extra 60 million.
The research by the authoritative Forbes thus places CR7 clearly at the top of the list of the highest paid athletes with 260 million dollarswith golfer Jon Rahm on the podium at 218 and his eternal rival Lionel Messi far away at 135.
And F1?
There are two Formula 1 drivers present in the Forbes top50, that is Max Verstappen in 17th place with 81 million dollars (76 paid by Red Bull and 5 by sponsorship activities) e Lewis Hamilton in 21st position with 69 million dollars (57 from Mercedes and 12 from sponsors).
The top 25 of the highest paid
Position | First name | Sport | Earnings in millions $ (salary+sponsor) |
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | 260 (200+60) |
2 | Jon Rahm | Golf | 218 (198+20) |
3 | Lionel Messi | Soccer | 135 (65+70) |
4 | LeBron James | basketball | 128.2 (48.2+80) |
5 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | basketball | 111 (46+65) |
6 | Kylian Mbappe | Soccer | 110 (90+20) |
7 | Neymar | Soccer | 108 (80+28) |
8 | Karim Benzema | Soccer | 106 (100+6) |
9 | Stephen Curry | basketball | 102 (52+50) |
10 | Lamar Jackson | Football | 100.5 (98.5+2) |
11 | Joe Burrow | Football | 100 (96+4) |
12 | Kevin Durant | basketball | 93.3 (47.8+45.5) |
13 | Shohei Ohtani | Baseball | 85.3 (25.3+60) |
14 | Canelo Alvarez | Boxing | 85 (75+10) |
15 | Patrick Mahomes | Football | 84.4 (59.4+25) |
16 | Anthony Joshua | Boxing | 83 (75+8) |
17 | Max Verstappen | F1 | 81 (76+5) |
18 | Aaron Rodgers | Football | 80.8 (71.8+9) |
19 | Ron McIlroy | Golf | 80.1 (35.1+45) |
20 | Justin Herbert | Football | 78.7 (67.7+11) |
21 | Lewis Hamilton | F1 | 69 (57+12) |
22 | Nick Bosa | Football | 68 (66.5+1.5) |
23 | Tiger Woods | Golf | 67.2 (12.2+55) |
24 | Kirk Cousins | Football | 62.5 (60+2.5) |
25 | Klay Thompson | basketball | 62.3 (43.3+19) |
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