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It’s about millions, really many millions. And no matter whether in soccer, basketball, football or in Formula 1. The superstars are really big in their respective sport. Sky Sport Austria shows the best earners in 2020.
It is income that every normal mortal can only dream of. Contracts in the high double-digit million range are being awarded more and more frequently in professional sports. With lucrative advertising contracts, the salary often skyrockets.
TO CLICK THROUGH: Athletes with the highest salary in 2020
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PLACE 15: Jared Goff (Football) – $ 49 million (47 million salary / 2 million advertising) © Getty
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14TH PLACE: Rory McIlroy (Golf) – $ 52 million (22M / 30M) © Getty
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13TH PLACE: Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1) – $ 54 million (42 million / 12 million) © Getty
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PLACE 12: Russell Westbrook (basketball) – $ 56 million (29M / 27M) © Getty
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11TH PLACE: Tyson Fury (Boxing) – $ 57 million (50m / 7m) © Getty
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10TH PLACE: Carson Wentz (Football) – $ 59.1 million (55.1M / 4M) © Getty
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PLACE 9: Kirk Cousins (Football) – $ 60.5 million (58M / 2.5M) © Getty
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PLACE 8: Tiger Woods (Golf) – $ 62.3 million (2.3M / 60M) © Getty
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PLACE 7: Kevin Durant (basketball) – $ 63.9 million (28.9 million / 35 million) © Getty
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6TH PLACE: Stephen Curry (basketball) – $ 74.4 million (30.4 million / 44 million) © Getty
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PLACE 5: LeBron James (basketball) – $ 88.2 million (28.2 million / 60 million) © Getty
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PLACE 4: Neymar (football) – $ 95.5 million (70.5 million / 25 million) © Getty
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PLACE 3: Lionel Messi (football) – $ 104 million (72 million / 32 million) © Getty
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PLACE 2: Cristiano Ronaldo (football) – $ 105 million (60 million / 45 million) © Getty
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PLACE 1: Roger Federer (tennis) – $ 106.3 million (6.3 million / 100 million) © Getty
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Stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi make about a third of their income just from advertising deals. The winner earns 100 million just with his advertising contract.
The best German earners are Mesut Özil and Sebastian Vettel. In the ranking of the top 100 earners, they are both only in the middle. Vettel is in 32nd place with his $ 36.3 million, Mesut Özil with a salary of $ 28.7 million “only” in 49th place.
Featured image: Getty Images
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