In numbers... List of the highest-paid athletes in the world

2024-05-23 2024-05-23T14:04:44Z
ندى ماهر عبدربه
ندى ماهر عبدربه
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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather - In 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list of the highest-paid athletes in the world, achieving total profits of $260 million, and most of these profits came from his contract with the Saudi Al-Nasr Club, in addition to sponsorship and advertising deals that brought him an additional $60 million.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Spaniard John Rahm came in second place with total profits of $218 million, thanks to his move to the Saudi-backed golf league.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> As for Lionel Messi, he ranked third, with his total earnings reaching $135 million after moving to Inter Miami in the American Professional League, while no woman was included in Forbes’ list of the 50 highest-paid athletes for the first time since 2019.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Forbes&#39; ranking methodology is based on conversations with industry insiders, news reports and salary databases such as Spotrac, and converts all numbers to US dollars at the current exchange rate.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://arabscores.com/%d8%aa%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d8%a3%d8%b9... also: Ranking of the 10 highest-paid athletes of all time</a> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%20%E2%80%A6%20%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A3%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%20%281%29.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> List of the highest-paid athletes in the world</h2><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer) – $260 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Jon Rahm (golf) – $218 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Lionel Messi (soccer) – $135 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> LeBron James (basketball) – $128.2 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball) – $111 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Kylian Mbappe (soccer) – $110 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Neymar (soccer) – $108 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Karim Benzema (soccer player) – $106 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Steph Curry (basketball) – $102 million</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Lamar Jackson (Football) – $100.5 million</li></ul><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://arabscores.com/%d8%a3%d9%81%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%aa%d9%86... continues to break records</a><br /> <a href="https://arabscores.com/%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%84-%d9%8a%d8%b9%d9%88... returns to action at the Australian Open tennis tournament</a><br /> <a href="https://arabscores.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84... corruption threatens Chelsea with a points deduction</a><br /> <a href="https://arabscores.com/%d9%85%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a3%d8%a9-%d8%b4%d9%83...... Doubts about Barcelona star Javi suffering from a cruciate ligament tear</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://arabscores.com/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b1%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%85-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

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