Updated Thursday, May 16, 2024 – 21:34
The soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo remained at the top of Forbes magazine’s annual list of the highest-paid athletes in the world, in which the Spanish golfer Jon Rahm made the jump to second place and Lionel Messi was third.
The ranking, published on Thursday, is headed by the Portuguese Ronaldo for the fourth time in his carrer.
The forward, 39 years old, has an estimated income of 260 million dollars (just over 239 million euros), a record amount for a footballer, Forbes noted.
A total of 200 million dollars comes from his monumental contract with the Saudi team Al-Nassr and the rest of his commercial agreements off the field
The great takeoff on the list is carried out by the golfer Jon Rahm thanks to his high-profile signing in December for LIV Golf, the Saudi circuit that has snatched big stars from the PGA with multimillion-dollar prizes and guaranteed contracts.
The Spaniard, winner of the Augusta Masters in 2023, has estimated earnings of 218 million dollars (about 200 million euros), of which 198 million come from its sporting activity.
His controversial landing at LIV Golf thus elevates Rahm to second place on the podium from 28th place which he held last year.
The Argentinian Lionel Messi, For its part, it fell from second to third place with income per 135 million dollars (124 million euros). A total of 65 million comes from his earnings as a player for Inter Miami of the MLS and another 70 million from other commercial sources such as his sponsorships with Adidas or Apple.
NBA stars LeBron James (Lakers) y Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) They occupy fourth and fifth place on the list with income of 128.2 and 111 million dollars respectively.
The top-10 is completed by footballers Kylian Mbappé (110 million), Neymar (108) and Karim Benzema (106)the basketball player Stephen Curry (102) and the figure of American football Lamar Jackson (100,5).
For the first time in history, the ten highest-paid athletes in the world have incomes exceeding $100 million each, Forbes noted.
2024-05-16 19:34:48
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