Forbes: Messi highest-earning athlete in the world

Accordingly, the Argentine star striker from FC Barcelona earned a total of 127 million US dollars (the equivalent of around 112 million euros) in the past twelve months.

The podium is completed by two other football stars. Cristiano Ronaldo (34/Portugal), a five-time world footballer like Messi, received $109 million, while the Juventus superstar was followed in third place by the Brazilian Neymar (27) from Paris St. Germain with $105 million.

Last year, the now retired American boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Still leading the ranking with $285 million, clearly ahead of Messi and Ronaldo.

The best non-footballer in the ranking is Mexican boxing star Canelo Alvarez ($94 million), tennis icon Roger Federer (Switzerland) follows closely behind with $93,4 million.

Only two Germans made it into the top 100: four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel (31) is in 40,3th place with $30 million, former national soccer player Mesut Özil (30) is 57th with 30,2, 37 million. The only woman in the ranking is US tennis star Serena Williams (29,2) with XNUMX million.

The Forbes list takes into account salary and advertising income and is an estimate. The top 10 plus other prominent athletes: 1. Lionel Messi (Argentina/Football/FC Barcelona) $127 million 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Football/Juventus Turin) 109 3. Neymar (Brazil/Football/Paris St. Germain) 105 4. Canelo Alvarez (Mexico/Boxing) 94 5. Roger Federer (Switzerland/Tennis) 93,4 6. Russell Wilson (USA/American Football/Seattle Seahawks) 89,5 7. Aaron Rodgers (USA/American Football/Green Bay Packers) 89,3 8. LeBron James (USA/Basketball/Los Angeles Lakers) 89,0 9. Stephen Curry (USA/Basketball/Golden State Warriors) 79,8 10. Kevin Durant (USA/Basketball/Golden State Warriors) 65,4 11. Tiger Woods (USA/Golf) 63,9 ... 13. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain/Formula 1) 55,0 ... 17. Novak Djokovic (Serbia/Tennis) 50,6 17. Mike Trout (USA/Baseball/Los Angeles Angels) 50,6 ... 30. Sebastian Vettel (Germany/Formula 1) 40,3 ... 57. Mesut Özil (Germany/Football/Arsenal FC) 30,2 ... 63. Serena Williams (USA/Tennis) 29,2 ... 81. Tom Brady (USA/American Football/New England Patriots) 27,0 ... 100. Virat Kohli (India/Cricket) 25,0

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Forbes: Messi highest-earning athlete in the world

Five-time world footballer Lionel Messi (31) is the highest-paid athlete in the world. This emerges from the list of the renowned US business magazine Forbes, which was published on Tuesday.

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