The Forbes’ top 10, which three footballers and three basketball players dominate, also includes a boxer, two golfers and one tennis player.
The Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes is out, with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to the top for the first time since 2017.
The Forbes’ top 10, which three footballers and three basketball players dominate, also includes a boxer, two golfers and one tennis player.
Ronaldo, whose contract with Al Nassr is worth more than 200m Euros, earned $136m over the past 12 months.
Argentina’s captain Lionel Messi comes second, having earned $130m, while his teammate Kylian Mbappe comes in third with $120m
Basketball superstars Lebron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant also make the list; Lebron (fourth) is worth $119.5m, Stephen Curry (eighth) $100.4m, while Phoenix Suns power forward Kevin Durant completes the list in the 10th spot with $89.1m.
Mexican Boxer Saul Canelo Alvarez (fifth) rakes in $110m, while golfers Dustin Johnson (sixth) at $107 and Phil Mickelson (seventh) at $106 are the first golfers to make the top 10 since Tigers Woods in 2020.
20-time tennis Grand Slam champion Roger Federer is the only retired athlete on the list in ninth place with $95.1.
Forbes’ figures include on-field earnings-including salaries, prize money, and bonuses-and, field earnings-sponsorship deals, appearance fees and memorabilia and licensing income.
