Forbes reveals the highest-paid athletes of 2023

Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo ranked first among the 10 highest-paid athletes in the world this year.

The star soccer players were included in the top 3 places of the list of the highest paid athletes of 2023 of the American business magazine Forbes. Ronaldo, who doubled his annual income with his move to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr, took the top spot with his fortune of $136 million.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star player Lionel Messi, who won the World Cup with Argentina, came in second with a $130 million profit, and his PSG teammate, French star Kylian Mbappe , ranked third. place with 120 million dollars.

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Photo: Reuters.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James ($119.5 million), one of the teams in the American Basketball League (NBA), and Mexican boxer Saúl Álvarez ($110 million), nicknamed “Canelo”, were the other top 5 athletes on the list.

Despite retiring from tennis last year, Swiss Roger Federer managed to stay in the top 10 with his earnings of $95.1 million.

The top 10 athletes are:

• 1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Footballer) $136 million
• 2- Lionel Messi (Footballer) 130 million dollars
• 3- Kylian Mbappé (Footballer) $120 million
• 4- LeBron James (Basketball Player) ($119.5 million)
• 5- Saul Alvarez (Boxer) ($110 million)
• 6- Dustin Johnson (Golfer) ($107 million)
• 7- Phil Mickelson (Golfer) ($106 million)
• 8- Stephen Curry (Basketball Player) ($100.4 million)
• 9- Roger Federer (Tennis Player) ($95.1 million)
• 10- Kevin Durant (Basketball Player) ($89.1 million)

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