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In 2022, James signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers which took the 37-year-old to $532 million in guaranteed career earnings, making him the highest paid player in terms of salary in ...
Salary/winnings Endorsements 1: Cristiano Ronaldo: Association football: Portugal: $136 million: $46 million: $90 million 2: Lionel Messi: Association football: Argentina: $130 million: $65 million: $65 million 3: Kylian Mbappé: Association football: France: $120 million: $100 million: $20 million 4: LeBron James: Basketball: United States ...
French soccer star Kylian Mbappé reportedly turned down Al Hilal's massive $221 million annual salary offer worth up to $776 million and refused to negotiate with the Saudian Arabian club, per ...
This list does not reflect the highest annual salaries or career earnings, only the top 100 largest contracts and thus is largely limited to athletes in team sports and auto racing. Athletes in individual sports , such as golf , tennis , table tennis , boxing , kickboxing , and MMA , are not employed by a team and usually earn money primarily ...
Larry Bird became the first player to earn $5 million or more with a salary of $7,070,000 in the 1991–92 season. Magic Johnson became the first player to earn $10 million or more in the 94–95 season with a salary of $14,660,000. Patrick Ewing became the first player to earn $15 million or more in the 95–96 season with a salary of $18,724,000.
The NFL dominates the list of the 50 most valuable sports franchises in the world, with 29 of the 32 teams earning their way onto Forbes' 2024 list.
In October 2024, authorities in Sweden launched a rape and sexual harassment investigation against Mbappe following a visit he made to the Swedish capital of Stockholm. [281] On 12 December 2024, the investigation was closed, with Swedish prosecutor Marina Chirakova citing insufficent evidence.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe scores the opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.