Forbes magazine has published their annual list of the wealthiest Athletes on the Planet. They are an interesting lot representing 22 Countries and 11 different sports. It was compiled taking both salary and endorsement deals into account.
Here is the Top 10:
1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (boxing): $285 million
2. Lionel Messi (soccer): $111 million
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer): $108 million
4. Conor McGregor (boxing/MMA): $99 million
5. Neymar (soccer): $90 million
6. LeBron James (basketball): $85.5 million
7. Roger Federer (tennis): $77.2 million
8. Stephen Curry (basketball): $76.9 million
9. Matt Ryan (football): $67.3 million
10. Matthew Stafford (football): $59.5 million
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