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One woman cracked Forbes' 2023 list of the world's highest-paid athletes -- tennis great Serena Williams, who brought in $45.3 million in her final year of competitive play. She retired from her...
Prior to women's football teams having oversight from football federations, compensation was still paid for some transfers. The first compensated transfer of a female footballer was of Molly Walker , from Lancaster Ladies to Dick, Kerr Ladies in 1918; Walker was offered expenses paid as well as payment in lieu for joining the team.
As of the 2024 edition, players playing for 92 clubs have been selected. French club Lyon has had the most players in the Top 100 with 116 selections in total. In 2022, Barcelona became the first club other than Lyon to have the most players selected in a single year and retained the top spot the following two years.
Association football: Argentina: $130 million: $97 million: $33 million 3: Cristiano Ronaldo: Association football: Portugal: $120 million: $70 million: $50 million 4: Dak Prescott: American football: United States: $107.5 million: $97.5 million: $10 million 5: LeBron James: Basketball: United States: $96.5 million: $31.5 million: $65 million 6 ...
Soccer players are the highest-paid athletes on this list. They occupy two of the top three positions. They occupy two of the top three positions. The reasons are simple.
A list of the top 10 highest-paid soccer players in the world has been revealed, as a study looked into salaries and endorsement deals for the top players on the planet.
As of 11 January 2025, a total of 73 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club; of these, 26 players are currently under contract with Manchester United. The most recent player to make their debut for the club is Welsh goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel who debuted on 11 December 2024 in the 2024–25 Women's League Cup ...
The pandemic may have put a crimp in the earnings of the world's top athletes in recent years, but they can still bring home millions of dollars a year — into the hundreds of millions, in fact.