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Check the List of Top 10 Highest Paid athlete in 2021-22

List of Top 10 Highest Paid athlete in 2021-22

Argentina’s Lionel Messi is the highest paid athlete in 2021-22 with a total earning of $130 million, a data compiled by Genuine Impact Newsletter. The Argentine star player earned $75 million from on-field through salary and competition winnings, while rest $55 million are from off-field that comes from sponsors, endorsements and non-sporting ventures, etc.

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Here is the list of other athlete’s:

  • Second in the list belong to Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James who earns $121.2 million, out of which on-field earnings was $41.2 million and the rest $80 million from off field.
  • Third and fourth position have been acquired by football stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr who earned $115 millions and $95 millions respectively.
  • The fifth position with $92.5 million is occupied by Golden State Warriors’ points guard Stephen Curry.
  • Sixth position goes to another American professional basketball player Kevin Durant who earns $92.1 million.
  • Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer earned $90 million from off-field, while $700k came from on-field.
  • Next comes Mexican professional boxer Canelo Álvarez with $90 million, out of which $85 million came from on field, and the rest from Off-field.
  • American football quarterback Tom Brady stood tall at 9th position with $83.9 million,
  • Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo secured the tenth spot with $80.9 million.

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