Wednesday 12 June 2019

Forbes' 2019 List Of World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes

Forbes' 2019 List Of World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes

Lionel Messi was the world's highest paid athlete. The Barcelona and Argentina star dethroned retired boxer Floyd Mayweather as the sports world's highest earner, with USD 127 million via salary and endorsement deals.

 Cristiano Ronaldo, the Juventus and Portugal star  was second with earnings of $109 million.

Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar completed a sweep of the top three positions by footballers, coming in third with earnings of $105 million.

The fourth highest earner on the list was Mexico's middleweight boxing star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez with $94 million.

tennis star Roger Federer was fifth on the list with total earnings of $93.4 million.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams was the only woman to make the list, coming in at 63rd with earnings of $29.2 million.

Virat Kohli is the only Indian and the only cricketer to have a place in Forbes 2019 list of world's 100 highest-paid athletes

 Virat Kohli raked in USD 25 million via salary and endorsement deals over the past year

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