Cristiano Ronaldo was appointed the best paid athlete on the planet last year, just ahead of his lifelong rival, Lionel Messi, third.
According to BestBettingSITEFERS.CO.UK statistics, the top 10 top 10 best paid athletes in 2024 was revealed by The Sun. If Ronaldo's victory is not a big surprise, the margin of victory may surprise: the 40 -year -old would have won 192.40 million pounds Sterling ($ 260 million), almost double the 99.90 million pounds Sterling ($ 135 million).
Jon Rahm arrives in second position
Golfer Jon Rahm arrives secondly with 161.32 million pounds Sterling ($ 218 million), while the top 10 also includes Kylian Mbappé footballers (6th, 81.4 million pounds Sterling), Neymar (7th, 79.92 million pounds Sterling) and Karim Benzema (8th, 78.44 million pounds Sterling) that the NBA LeBron James (4th, 94.87 million pounds sterling) and Steph Curry (9th, 75.38 million pound sterling) icons.
Kylian Mbappé present in the ranking
The report says that Messi wins more outside the field than on the field, thanks to his “global recognition”, one of the only two athletes on the list to have achieved this feat. Despite this, he remains far behind Ronaldo, whose total income is impressive, while two of the greatest of all time clashes again.
It is the second consecutive year that Ronaldo is designated best paid athlete in the world, after having appeared on the Forbes list in 2023. This classification takes into account not only wages and gains, but also brand contracts and outdoor partnerships. The strong representation of footballers in this list reflects the financial power of sport on a global scale, especially in a context where several of the players presented are currently evolving in the Saudi pro League, renowned for its wealth.
