Top 3 – Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe
Portuguese forward Al Nasra Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest paid athlete of the year according to Forbes.
The football player’s income amounted to $136 million, 90 of which were sponsorship deals. The top 3 also included striker of the Argentina national team and PSG Lionel Messi (130 million) and teammate of the Argentine, French forward Kylian Mbappe (120 million).
Note that the Forbes list also includes tennis player Roger Federer. The Swiss, who ended his professional career last year, came in ninth with $95.1 million.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (football) $136 million (46 sports income/90 other)
2. Lionel Messi (football) – 130 million (65/65)
3. Kylian Mbappe (football) – 120 million (100/20)
4. LeBron James (basketball) – 119.5 million (44.5/75)
5. Saul Alvarez (boxing) – 110 million (100/10)
6. Dustin Johnson (golf) – 107 million (102/5)
7. Phil Mickelson (golf) – 106 million (104/2)
8 Stephen Curry (basketball) – 100.4 million (48.4 / 52)
9. Roger Federer (tennis) – 95.1 million (0.1/95)
10 Kevin Durant (basketball) – 89.1 million (44.1/45)
Forbes has named Real Madrid the most expensive football club in the world. Its cost is estimated at 5.1 billion dollars.
Source: Sportarena
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