Athletistic/ Football. French “Paris Saint-Germain” striker Lionel Messi, despite the indescribable season in the new team, still became the leader of one of the ratings – the list of the highest paid athletes of the year.
Messi’s earnings from May 1, 2021 to May 1, 2022 amounted to $130 million. 75 million was Messi’s salary, and another 55 million – income from advertising and sponsorship contracts.
In second place in the ranking – basketball player LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers, who earned 121.2 million dollars in a year (41.2 million – salary, 80 million – advertising contracts).
Third place in the ranking belongs to Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo with 115 million dollars (60 million dollars – salary, 55 million dollars – advertising contracts). It should be noted that three award-winning places were taken by athletes who did not show the best results at the end of the sports seasons.
List of the 10 highest paid athletes in the world according to Forbes (05/01/2021 – 05/01/2022):
- Lionel Messi (soccer, PSG) – $130 million
- LeBron James (basketball, Los Angeles Lakers) $121.2 million
- Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer, Manchester United) – $115 million
- Neymar (soccer, PSG) – $95 million
- Stephen Curry (basketball, Golden State Warriors) $92.8 million
- Kevin Durant (basketball, Brooklyn Nets) $92.1 million
- Roger Federer (tennis) – $90.7 million
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (boxing) – $90 million
- Tom Brady (Football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $83.9 million
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball, Milwaukee Bucks) $80.9 million
Source: Sport
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