What positions do Leo Messi and Canelo Álvarez occupy among the 50 athletes who earned the most money in 2022?

About the closure of this 2022, Forbes launched the list with the 50 athletes who earned the most money in the year. One more time, Leo Messi It is the leader thanks to its contracts -with PSG and brands-. In the top ten are Cristiano Ronaldo y Canelo Alvarezbut there is also a surprise: a retired athlete appears.

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The 50 athletes who won the most in 2022

Forbes magazine compiled a ranking of the 50 athletes who earned the most money during the year, based on contracts with their clubs, brands and awards for sporting achievements.

The leader of this list is Lionel Messi with revenues of $130 million. In second place was LeBron Jameswith 121.2 million and the podium was completed Cristiano Ronaldo with 115 million euros.

Neymar (95 million), Stephen Curry (92.8 million) and Kevin Durant (92.1 million) also appear in the top ten. In seventh place there is a surprise, which is Roger Federer. It is that he did not play for a minute officially, he only did it in the Laver Cup and he retired from professional tennis. Still, he pocketed $90.7 million. They are followed by Canelo Álvarez (90 million), Tom Brady (83.9 million) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (80.9 million).

The curious thing -or not so much- is that only two women are among the 50 athletes who earned the most money in 2022. They are Naomi Osaka, who is in 19th place with income of 59.2 million dollars, and Serena Williams, who retired this year and ranks 31st with 45.3 million.

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The list of the 50 athletes who earned the most money in 2022

1

Leo Messi

PSG – Argentina

130 million dollars

2

LeBron James

Los Angeles Lakers

121.2 million dollars

3

Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United – Portugal

$115 million

4- Neymar (soccer, Brazil) USD 95 million.

5- Stephen Curry (basketball, United States) USD 92.8 million.

6- Kevin Durant (basketball, United States) USD 92.1 million.

7- Roger Federer (tennis, Switzerland) USD 90.7 million.

8

Canelo Alvarez

Boxing

90 million dollars

9- Tom Brady (American football, United States) USD 83.9 million.

10- Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball, Greece) USD 80.9 million.

11- Russell Westbrook (basketball, United States) USD 79.2 million.

12- James Harden (basketball, United States) USD 74.4 million.

13- Matthew Stafford (American football, United States) USD 72.3 million.

14- Aaron Rodgers (American football, United States) USD 68 million.

15- Tiger Woods (golf, United States) USD 68 million.

16- Josh Allen (American football, United States) USD 67 million.

17- Lewis Hamilton (motorsports, United Kingdom) USD 65 million.

18- Tyson Fury (boxing, United Kingdom) USD 62 million.

19- Naomi Osaka (tennis, Japan) USD 59.2 million.

20- Damian Lillard (basketball, United States) USD 57.4 million

21- Deshaun Watson (American football, United States) USD 55.6 million.

22- Klay Thompson (basketball, United States) USD 55 million.

23- Mike Trout (baseball, United States) USD 49.5 million.

24- Patrick Mahomes (American football, United States) USD 49.1 million.

25- Kirk Cousins ​​(American football, United States) USD 48.5 million.

26- Jimmy Butler (basketball, United States) USD 48 million.

26- Max Verstappen (motorsports, Netherlands) USD 48 million.

28- Paul George (basketball, United States) USD 47.9 million.

29- Anthony Davis (basketball, United States) USD 45.4 million.

29- Kawhi Leonard (basketball, United States) USD 45.4 million.

31- Phil Mickelson (golf, United States) USD 45.3 million.

31- Serena Williams (tennis, United States) USD 45.3 million

33- Mohamed Salah (soccer, Egypt) USD 45 million.

34- John Wall (basketball, United States) USD 44.8 million.

35- Kylian Mbappé (soccer, France) USD 43 million.

35. Conor McGregor (MMA, Ireland) USD 43 million.

37- Rory McIlroy (golf, Northern Ireland) USD 41.5 million.

38- Marshon Lattimore (American football, United States) USD 40.9 million.

39- Devin Booker (basketball, United States) USD 39.9 million.

40- Joel Embiid (basketball, United States) USD 39.7 million.

41- Amari Cooper (American football, United States) USD 39.4 million.

41- Dak Prescott (American football, United States) USD 39.4 million.

43- Chris Paul (basketball, United States) USD 39.1 million.

44- Ryan Ramczyk (American football, United States) USD 38.8 million.

45- Stefon Diggs (American football, United States) USD 38.7 million.

46- Jake Paul (boxing, United States) USD 38 million.

46- Kemba Walker (basketball, United States) USD 38 million.

46- Russell Wilson (American football, United States) USD 38 million.

49- Bradley Beal (baseball, United States) USD 38 million.

50- TJ Watt (American football, United States) USD 37.6 million.