Forbes magazine, specializing in the world of business and finance, has published the list of the ten highest paid athletes in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappé lead a ranking in which football is the richest sport, ahead of basketball, golf, boxing and tennis. The Portuguese, who plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, tops the ranking this year with an income of $136 million thanks to the $75 million a year he receives in salary from his club. Cristiano, who has not topped the list since 2017, is the fourth athlete in history recorded by Forbes to earn 90 million from advertising. He was preceded by Roger Federer, Tiger Woods and Connor McGregor. The Portuguese midfielder snatched Forbes’ number one from Leo Messi, who was the highest-paid athlete in 2022 with 130 million and who is second in 2023 with the same amount: 65 million earned through his profession and another 65 outside the field. to play. fields thanks to its sponsorship with Adidas, PepsiCo or Budweiser. The world champion with Argentina has an uncertain future at Paris Saint Germain and everything points to him leaving the club at the end of the season after his latest clashes with the Paris side. The striker has a very sweet offer from Saudi Arabia on the table: 400 million is offered by Al-Hilal. The third on the list has had a good acceleration over the past year, from position number 35 in 2022 to the podium. Kylian Mbappé has the highest salary on the football planet: $ 100 million, plus another $ 20 million, for a total income of $ 120 million. The direct influence of petrodollars in this ranking seems evident, and not just in terms of the first three, as in sixth and seventh place two golfers belong to the new Arab circuit after leaving the PGA Tour: Dustin Johnson ($107 million) and Pete Mickelson ($106 million). LeBron James, who became the leading scorer in NBA history this year, ranks fourth with $119.5 million (to his $44.5 million in earnings from his profession, another $75 million comes from sponsorships and investments). ), while in fifth place Mexican boxer Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez with 110 million, who collects exorbitant sums when he fights: next is on Saturday, May 6 to defend his championship, again the undisputed super middleweight champion against John Ryder . Stephen Curry, who has the highest salary in the NBA, earning $100.4 million in 2023; tennis player Roger Federer, with a list of partners and sponsors of more than a dozen, made $95 million off the court; and Kevin Durant, forward of the Phoenix Suns who recently succeeded in signing a life contract with Nike, close in this order the “top ten” of the highest paid athletes in the world.
Source: La Verdad
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