Cristiano Ronaldo is again emerged as the best paid athlete in the world for 2024. In the list made by Sportico, five footballers are in the top 10, but not a single woman or Indian is one of the 100 best paid athletes.
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The list of the best best paid athletes in the world in 2024 does not include a woman as a quarter of the minnesota Vikings, Daniel Jones, the tennis champion in the United States Coco Gauff of a few million to be classified 100th . The list, which was made by Sporto, is again directed by Cristiano Ronaldo who recorded a total income of $ 260 million.
The Top 100 also does not include a single sportsman in India.
Football, NBA, NFL, Golf and Boxing athletes dominate the list
The 100 leader, dominated by football, NBA, NFL, golf and boxing players, won around $ 6.2 billion in total in total last year. The figure includes $ 4.8 billion in salary and price, plus $ 1.4 billion in recommendations.
Ronaldo’s lucrative contract with the Saudi football team Al-Nassr made sure to keep the first place for a second consecutive year after moving to the Saudi Pro League in December 2022.
Sportico said that the Portugal striker, who celebrated his 40th anniversary last week, won $ 215 million in wages when he also made $ 45 million downstream.
Ronaldo is so far on the other athletes in the world that the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry goalkeeper, who is second on the list, won $ 153.8 million in comparison – more than $ 100 million less than the winner of Golden ball.
The British boxer Tyson Fury, who lost against Ukraine Oleksandr Usyk in a heavyweight confrontation in December, is third on the list with $ 147 million.
The first five are supplemented by the captain of Argentina of Inter Miami, Captain Lionel Messi ($ 135 million) and the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James (133.2 million dollars) – the only 40 years that currently plays in the NBA.
The top 100 is made up of eight sports athletes from 27 countries.
No female athlete in the top 100
Jones arrived at 100 with a total income of $ 37.5 million while Gauff, the most paid women athlete, won $ 30.4 million.
While American Gauff, who is only 20 years old, could climb the list in the coming years, there have been other female athletes who would have made the list in the past.
Business Forbes magazine said that Japan’s Grand Chemle Champion The Tennis Champion Naomi Osaka was the world’s best paid women’s athlete in 2022 after having succeeded 57.3 million dollars in prices and down.
The large part of the retired tennis Serena Williams, who won 23 majors in single, won $ 41.8 million in 2021 according to Forbes. The American retired from the sport in 2022 at the US Open.
| Row | Name | Sport | Country | Salary | Amendment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | Portugal | $ 215 million | $ 45 million | $ 260 million |
| 2 | Stephen Curry | Basketball | USA | $ 53.8 million | $ 100 million | $ 153.8 million |
| 3 | Tyson Fury | Boxing | Great Britain | $ 140 million | $ 7 million | $ 147 million |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | Soccer | Argentina | $ 60 million | $ 75 million | $ 135 million |
| 5 | LeBron James | Basketball | USA | $ 48.2 million | $ 85 million | $ 133.2 million |
| 6 | Neymar | Soccer | Brazil | $ 108 million | 25 million dollars | $ 133 million |
| 7 | Oleksandr USYK | Boxing | Ukraine | $ 120 million | $ 2 million | $ 122 million |
| 8 | Karim Benzema | Soccer | France | $ 108 million | $ 8 million | $ 116 million |
| 9 | Kylian Mbappé | Soccer | France | $ 85 million | 25 million dollars | $ 110 million |
| 10 | Jon Rahm | Golf | Spain | $ 85.8 million | $ 20 million | $ 105.8 million |
With agency entries
