Cristiano Ronaldo Tops Forbes' List of Highest-Paid Athletes with $136 Million

Key Highlights :

1. Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid athlete in the world, and he made an estimated $136 million in the past year.

2. Football players dominated the list of the highest-paid athletes, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe coming in second and third place, respectively.

3. LeBron James and Canelo Alvarez were the next highest-paid athletes, with James earning $119.5 million and Alvarez earning $110 million.

4. Roger Federer was the ninth highest-paid athlete, with earnings of $95 million.

5. Kevin Durant was the last person on the list, and he earned $89.1 million.

     Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers of all time, has topped Forbes’s list of the highest-paid athletes having made an estimated $136 million in the last year. The Portuguese footballer grabbed the top spot for the first time in nearly six years after joining Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr, where he is getting an estimated $75 million playing salary besides raking in from commercials.

     Footballers dominated the list as the next two spots were taken by Argentine professional footballer Lionel Messi and French player Kylian Mbappe, respectively. Basketball legend LeBron James and boxer Canelo Alvarez followed with $119.5 million and $110 million, respectively. Golfer Dustin Johnson was number six with $107 million, and Phil Mickelson raked in $106 million to get the seventh spot. 8th spot was for NBA champion Stephen Curry who earned $100.4 million. Tennis legend Roger Federer, who hung his boots last year, was at number nine with figures of $95 million and the last spot in the top 10 list was American professional basketball player Kevin Durant with $89.1 million.

     The list of the highest-paid athletes has sparked debates of wage discrimination as there were no female athletes on the list. Women’s sports have been gaining traction in recent years with the rise of female athletes like tennis star Serena Williams and soccer player Megan Rapinoe, but they still have a long way to go in terms of pay parity with their male counterparts.

     Cristiano Ronaldo’s achievement of topping the list of the highest-paid athletes is a testament to his hard work and dedication to the game of football. His success story serves as an inspiration to aspiring footballers who want to make it big in the world of sports. It also serves as a reminder to the sports industry that gender pay gap must be addressed and that female athletes should be paid as much as their male counterparts.

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