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This is a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine. 2024 list. The 2024 list: [1] Rank Name Sport Country Total Salary/winnings
The Philadelphia Blazers of the new World Hockey Association signed Sanderson to a five-year, $2.65 million contract that made him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world at the time. [15] He received $600,000 in cash as part of the agreement, an offer that the Bruins declined to match.
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 ...
Widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all-time, LeBron James recently became the NBA’s highest paid player, too — he just signed a $97.1 million contract extension with ...
Ronaldo, one of four Saudi-based soccer players on the list of the 50 highest-paid athletes, made his debut for Al-Nassr in January 2023. This season, the club is set to finish second in the Saudi ...
Here are the highest-paid athletes in each of the top U.S. leagues and world's sports by average annual value, with contract information courtesy of Spotrac: NFL CONTRACTS: Cowboys QB Dak Prescott ...
Misc. info: Long the highest-paid female athlete in the world, Sharapova retired in 2020 with $325 million in career earnings, behind only arch-rival Serena Williams’ $350 million. About $38 ...
The highest-paid NBA players by season has recently eclipsed $40 million. Wilt Chamberlain has the most seasons leading the league with 8. Michael Jordan holds the largest 1-year contract in NBA history, LeBron James is the highest career earner, and Stephen Curry is the highest season earner as well as the largest multi-year contract holder in ...