CRISTIANO RONALDO is connected apical of the satellite successful the wealth database of sports stars of 2024.
While galore stars are hanging up their boots by the property of 40, Ronaldo has shown nary denotation of stopping.
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The Al-Nassr ace earned a staggering £208million crossed 2024, including £172m successful his Saudi Pro League contract.
These figures are according to Sportico, who person named the apical 100 sports stars successful presumption of net successful 2024.
Ronaldo‘s income dwarfs his apical level counterparts successful different sports, including basketball, boxing, golf and American football.
NBA prima Stephen Curry ranks 2nd successful the list, with a comparatively humble £123m, including £80m successful endorsements.
Tyson Fury is the king of the Brits contempt losing his heavyweight rubric clash with Oleksandr Usyk, with £117m earned crossed the year.
Ronaldo’s nemesis, Lionel Messi, is 2nd among footballers and 4th overall.
The eight-time Ballon d’Or victor earned, £108m wide including £60m successful endorsements.
The apical 5 is rounded retired by LeBron James, who earned £106m with £68m successful endorsements.
Jon Rahm is apical of the golfers, earning £85m wide with £69m successful earnings.
He besides rounds retired the apical 10 best-paid sports stars, with Neymar, Usyk, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe ranking from six done to nine.
Scottie Scheffler earned marginally little than Rahm astatine £83m.
Dallas Cowboys‘ Dak Prescott tops the database for American football stars with £80m pocketed, portion Formula One satellite champion Max Verstappen earned £61m.
Shohei Ohtani is the astir well-off baseball prima aft earning £58m successful 2024.
The Premier League’s apical earner for 2024 is Erling Haaland, who earned £55.6m implicit the twelvemonth mostly acknowledgment to his £36m a twelvemonth salary, though this lone puts him down successful 24th for the wide list.
Mohamed Salah and Kevin de Bruyne are the lone different Premier League stars successful the apical 100, earning £44m and £32m respectively.
Amazingly, influencer-turned sports prima Jake Paul ranks 52nd wide aft earning £38m successful 2024.
Rory McIlroy took location a chill £62m implicit the year.
Brits Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua Tyrrell Hatton and Harry Kane besides made the list.
F1 prima Hamilton earned £56m implicit the year, with AJ taking location £48m, golfer Hatton bringing successful £37m and England shot skipper Kane bringing successful £33m.
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