Saturday, 15 June 2019
Lionel Messi Surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo on the Highest Income in the World
By news-admin
Lionel Messi
DBasia.news – The comparison between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo continues. This time the category is: the highest earning athlete in the world.
Forbes Magazine released the latest list of the highest paid athletes in the world. Messi has beaten Ronaldo and finished first. The Barcelona Megastar received 99.8 million pounds over the past 12 months or equal to Rp. 1 trillion.
Ronaldo, 34, is in second place with revenues of 85.6 million pounds (Rp. 1 trillion – less than Messi). While third place was occupied by PSG star (Paris Saint-Germain), Neymar, with revenues of 82.5 million pounds.
Not all athletes in the top 10 highest income in the world work as professional footballers. There are also Canelo Alvarez (boxer), Roger Federer (tennis player), Russell Wilson (NFL players), Aaron Rodgers (NFL player), LeBron James (basketball player), Stephen Curry (basketball player), and Kevin Durant (basketball player).
The recipient of the highest income last year, Floyd Mayweather (boxer), dropped his position. While Serena Williams is the only woman in the list of the 100 highest income athletes in the world.
The tennis player from the United States received revenues for the past year of £ 22.9 million or around Rp. 415 billion. Two athletes from the United Kingdom, Lewis Hamilton (F1 driver) and Anthony Joshua (boxer), are also on the list.
The presence of Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar, in the top three lists occurred for the first time as the three of them worked as professional footballers.
Here are the top 10 highest income athletes in the world, according to Forbes magazine:
1. Lionel Messi $ 127m (£ 99.8 million pounds)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo $ 109m (£ 85.6 million pounds)
3. Neymar $ 105m (£ 82.5 million pounds)
4. Canelo Alvarez $ 94m (£ 73.8 million pounds)
5. Roger Federer $ 93.4m (£ 73.3 million pounds)
6. Russell Wilson $ 89.5m (£ 70.3 million pounds)
7. Aaron Rodgers $ 89.3m £ 70.1 million pounds)
8. LeBron James $ 89m (£ 69.9 million pounds)
9. Stephen Curry $ 79.8m (£ 62.7 million pounds)
10. Kevin Durant $ 65.4m (£ 51.3 million pounds)
