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Forbes Highest paid Athletes list 2021 released

Forbes has unveiled its annual list of the 10 highest-paid athletes of the year. UFC star Conor McGregor has topped the Forbes list by earning $180 million in the past year beating soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the highest-paid athlete in the world. The factors used by Forbes’ for calculation include all prize money, salaries and bonuses earned between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021.

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Ranking Index

Rank Name Sports Earning
1 Conor McGregor (Ireland) MMA $180 million
2 Lionel Messi (Argentina) Soccer $130 million
3
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Soccer $120 million
4 Dak Prescott (United States) Football $107.5 million
5 Lebron James (United States) Basketball $96.5 million
6 Neymar (Brazil) Soccer $95 million
7 Roger Federer (Switzerland) Tennis $90 million
8 Lewis Hamilton (United Kingdom) Formula 1 $82 million
9 Tom Brady (United States) Football $76 million
10
Kevin Durant (United States) Basketball $75 million

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Sumit Arora

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