Cristiano Ronaldo Tops Forbes Checklist as Highest Paid Athlete within the World

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Al-Nasr workforce, topped the American Forbes journal’s listing of the very best paid athletes on the earth.

first place

Ronaldo topped the Forbes listing for the fourth time in his profession and the second in a row, price $260 million, as his earnings from taking part in soccer reached $200 a million.

Ronaldo’s earnings from outdoors the sphere reached $60 million because of sponsorship offers, as manufacturers profit from his 629 million followers on the Instagram utility.

Second place

Spanish golfer Jon Rahm moved into second place with $218 million, becoming a member of Ronaldo as the one sports activities duo to earn greater than $200 million.

the third place

Argentine star Messi, who gained the Ballon d’Or eight instances, got here in third, after shifting to Inter Miami of the American League in a profitable deal that helped the Argentinean World Cup winner elevate $135 million.

Messi’s (36 years outdated) taking part in earnings reached $65 million, however his off-field earnings reached $70 million as a consequence of contracts with main sponsors similar to Adidas and Apple.

From 4 to eleven

In fourth place was Mbappé with $99.2 million, and Steph Curry was in fifth place with 78.5, then Kevin Durant with a complete of $69 million.

In seventh place got here Lamar Jackson with $66.5 million, then Rory McIlron in eighth place with $61 million, then Verstappen in ninth place with a complete of $59.5 million.

Canelo Alvarez was in tenth place with $52.4 million, whereas Lewis Hamilton took eleventh place with a complete of $49.2 million.