{"id":1085938,"date":"2022-05-13T10:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/messi-tops-forbes-highest-paid-athletes-list\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:47:13","slug":"messi-tops-forbes-highest-paid-athletes-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/messi-tops-forbes-highest-paid-athletes-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi Tops Forbes&#8217; Highest-Paid Athletes List |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lionel Messi was the world&#8217;s highest-paid athlete over the last year, according to the annual Forbes list released on Wednesday that had the Paris Saint-Germain forward ahead of the NBA&#8217;s LeBron James and Manchester United&#8217;s Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>Messi earned $130 million, a figure which includes $55 million of endorsements, during the 12-month period ended May 1, 2022, to sit atop the list of the 10 highest-paid athletes a year after finishing second to Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers forward James was next on the list after bringing home a combined $121 million, shattering the $96.5 million record for an NBA player that he set last year, while Portugal captain Ronaldo earned $115 million to sit third.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian soccer player Neymar ($95 million) and three-time NBA champion Stephen Curry ($92.8 million) of the Golden State Warriors rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n<p>NBA player Kevin Durant ($92 million) was sixth while Swiss tennis great Roger Federer, who played five tournaments in 2021 before a knee operation curtailed his season, was third with total earnings of $90.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>The final three spots on the list went to Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez ($90 million), seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady ($83.9 million) and reigning NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo ($80.9 million).<\/p>\n<p>Forbes said its on-the-field earnings figures include all prize money, salaries and bonuses earned during the 12-month period while off-field earnings are an estimate of sponsorship deals, appearance fees and licensing income.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: REUTERS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. 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