Ronaldo Is The Highest Paid Footballer In 2020 Forbes Ranking As Messi Is 2nd And Neymar 3rd.
Ronaldo Is The Highest Paid Footballer In 2020 Forbes Ranking As Messi Is 2nd And Neymar 3rd.
Annual Forbes list released on Friday reveals that tennis legend, Roger Federer is the highest-paid sportsman in the world as the pandemic knocks Lionel Messi out of the first position.
The tennis great moved 4 places upward to become the first tennis player to top the list.
He earned €86.3 million in the last 12 months, including €81.2 million from endorsement.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid footballer on the list. He earned €85.3 million in the last 12 months.
Ronaldo is €1 million above his all-time rival, Lionel Messi who earned €84.5 million, and Neymar €77.6 million makes him the 3TD highest paid footballer in the Forbes list.
"The coronavirus pandemic triggered salary cuts for football stars Messi and Ronaldo, clearing the way for a tennis player to rank as the world's highest-paid athlete for the first time," said Kurt Badenhausen, senior editor at Forbes.
Lebron James is the 5th highest paid sports person but the 1st basketball player.
In the list released on Friday, one 2 women made the top 100, Naomi Osaka (€30.7 million), and Serena Williams (€29.5 million).
In total, Basketball had 35 players in the top 100, football had 14, tennis 6, golf 4.
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