Messi heads Forbes’ highest paid athletes

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the world’s highest paid athlete – according to American business magazine Forbes – earning $127m in the past 12 months, to surpass rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar


WORLD’S HIGHEST PAID ATHLETES
Forbes, Jun 2019	Salary / winnings Endorsements

Lionel Messi		$127m
Soccer $92.0m $35.0m

Cristiano Ronaldo	$109m
Soccer $65.0m $44.0m

Neymar			$105m
Soccer $75.0m $30.0m

Canelo Alvarez		$94.0m
Boxing $92.0m $2.0m

Roger Federer		$93.4m
Tennis $7.4m $86.0m

Russell Wilson		$89.5m
U.S. football $80.5m $9.0m

Aaron Rodgers	 	$89.3m
U.S. football $80.3m $9.0m
	
LeBron James		$89.0m
Basketball $36.0m $53.0m

Stephen Curry		$79.8m
Basketball  $37.8m $42.0m

Kevin Durant		$65.4m
Basketball $30.4m $35.0m


Serena Williams (below) is only woman in Top 100, earning $29.2m


Source: Forbes 
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