with talent and fame comes lots
and lots of money when looking at the world's rich and famous it's hard to
ignore the great athletes and sports stars around the world these athletes
boast some of the highest salaries imaginable and as their popularity Rises so
do their paychecks here today are the highest-paid athletes on earth let's get
it on.
It's no secret that high-profile athletes have
monumental salaries however when you combine that with endorsements
sponsorships personal business acumen and other bonuses these men and women
make a staggering income and most of them aren't afraid to spend like it as
well it's no wonder why almost every kid at some stage wants to be a famous
sports star when they grow up let's take a look.
Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi the 31-year-old
Lionel Messi is forward for Spain's FC Barcelona as well as the captain of
Argentina's national team and today he's considered to be one of the wealthiest
football players of our time in 2017 alone Messi made a staggering 111 million
dollars from his salary, bonuses, and endorsements as reported by Forbes
moreover, his current contract with Barcelona reportedly pays him 645 thousand
dollars a week up until the year 2021 so he won't be running out of pocket
change anytime soon Messi has also signed a lifetime endorsement deal with
Adidas which is estimated to be greater than 12 million dollars per year
nevertheless, Addidas isn't the only the company he's doing business with Huawei,
Pokers, Gatorade and Pepsi are
all big brands that want his name associated with them, he's even getting a
Chinese theme park bearing his name which is set to open in 2020. so how does
the football star spends his fortune well Messi has taken a liking to luxury
cars he owns a Ferrari F430 spider a
Maserati GT and even an Audi R8 all worth hundreds of thousands
of dollars combined the mansion that this football player calls home is
literally shaped after a football despite its novelty the house is on a prime
piece of real estate located outside Barcelona which has a view of the Catalan
mountains and has easy access to a nearby beach, of course, the property does
include a football pitch several of them in fact just in case the mood to
practice strikes him, fortunately, he doesn't blow his money on cars and clothes
but invest heavily in charitable causes in 2007 Messi and his father formed the
Lionel Messi Foundation which helps vulnerable children around the world
especially those suffering from health conditions what's not to like about this
guy.
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo for the year 2018, Ronaldo was the third-highest
earning athlete in the world ranking in a massive 108 million dollars in just 12
months initially his fortune came from playing football for Real Madrid however
his incredible talent has resulted in him becoming the foremost popular athlete
on the earth with 324 million loyal followers across his various social media
platforms he is now a magnet for ridiculously high-paying company endorsements
Ronaldo's new deal with Nike will reportedly pay him over 19 million dollars
per year for the rest of his life at that rate the deal will reach 1 billion in
total value by the time Ronaldo is 73 years old a person thereupon kind of
financial security can afford to spend big on his passions and Ronaldo is very
passionate about his car collection which is worth well over five million
dollars it includes a 360 thousand dollar Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Porsche,
Mercedes a 300,000 dollar Lamborghini Aventador along with a Maserati just to
name a few in 2009 he crashed a three hundred and twenty thousand dollars, Ferrari
in Manchester, but quickly replaced it with some pocket change he currently
resides in a 7.1 million dollar villa in La Finca an exclusive community in
Madrid when he isn't visiting his other mansions within the USA, Portugal, and
England. though he spends roughly $9,000 a month on designer clothes Ronaldo
does give back part of his income is donated to various organizations as he
frequently gives expensive gifts and donates thousands to charities as well as
good causes.
Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor the Irish UFC fighter and mixed martial artist has
made an outstanding amount of money throughout his career in the UFC Octagon
but his biggest payday by far comes from his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather even though he lost in the temper on by TKO. Connor pocketed almost 85 million dollars from that fight
alone pretty sure most people would take a beating for that kind of pay
McGregor himself lives life to the fullest his lavish collection of cars
watches and designer clothes when she takes an opportunity to flaunt McGregor
is always dressed to the T whenever he's out on the streets and complements his
looks by always wearing expensive watches, he also travels around in highly
expensive cars and he has a huge collection of including Ferraris, Lamborghinis,
and Rolls Royce, you would think that all of this cuts into his bank account
however his coach John Kavanagh
reported it sounds weird but he doesn't actually spend much money everything he
wears he's paid to wear everything he drives is given to him he's not into restaurants
his missus makes his meals he's in a fairly modest home he doesn't gamble so it
seems that wall McGregor is one of the highest-paid athletes he may also be the
most modest at least when he's not on stage that is.
Floyd Mayweather.
"They think they good I know I'm great" Floyd money
Mayweather is one of only a small group
of elite athletes that have earned a whopping ten big year sum since turning
pro-May weather is an American boxer who competed between 1996 through 2015 up
until the point, he retired in 2015 his career earnings clock gained at 785
million dollars since 2006 May weather had become his own promoter which
allowed him to increase his earnings and control his fights nonetheless in 2017
he came out of retirement seemingly willed a fight to happen with Connor
McGregor via social media and then produced the biggest single payday in the history of sports with his cut of the
fight worth 275 million dollars with this final payout May weather crossed the
1 billion dollar threshold and entered the record books since he earned so much
he also spends with reckless abandon for 30 days if we add ten more days I take
ten more watches he has two fleets of cars which include Bentley's Bugatti’s
Lamborghinis, Ferraris and even an extremely rare CCXR Trevita worth four point eight million dollars, he
has one fleet of cars all in white stored in his Miami mansion and his second a fleet that is all black which resides in his Las Vegas mansion he only ever
wears boxers once a habit that cost $6,500 a year and gives all his shoes away
after wearing them a single time when he travels it's in a 60 million dollar
private jet but he has his bodyguards and entourage fly on a separate jet just
to avoid too much weight he keeps himself looking good with accessories like an
18 million dollar watch and a ten thousand dollar monthly haircut despite not
having hair and he entertains himself with gambling in sports betting with vets
regularly ranging from seventy-five thousand dollars to one million dollars
after going fifty professional fights undefeated I suppose he's entitled to do
what he wants and I doubt anyone would get in his way to say otherwise.
Michael Jordan.
Michael Jordan is the highest-paid athlete of all time with a
staggering count of 1.85 billion dollars interestingly though Jordan only
earned ninety-three point eight million dollars playing basketball with the
Chicago Bulls in the Washington Wizards he amassed his phenomenal wealth
through unprecedented athlete endorsements which have continued long after he
retired basketball for good in 2003 Jordan is partnered with dozens of brands
since he turned pro in 1984 his biggest backer has always been Nike whose Jordan
brand exploded for them and is now a 3.1 billion dollar global business despite
all of that the investment which made him a billionaire was the 175 million
dollar price he got the Charlotte Bobcats now the Hornets for in 2010 Jordan
now features a stake of 90% of the team which is currently worth seven hundred
and eighty million dollars did all this Jordan is now making more money than
any active basketball player despite being retired understandably he's not left
wanting for anything he has his own private jet and whenever he travels
overseas he brings a personal security team which cost him about $1,500 per an hour he spent 12 eight million dollars building his dream house in Florida in
addition to a 2.8 million dollar house near Chicago he's also currently
building a private golf course just because he was annoyed by the pace of play
at his current Country Club, he has his own fleet of cars reportedly buying
seven Mercedes and Pontiacs in one transaction for himself and other family members despite all of that Jordan’s competitive spirit also carries over to
the courtroom as he issued and won millions from companies unlawfully claiming
his Jordan brand he didn't keep all the money however instead he donated
millions to 23 charities benefiting the children of Chicago as well as donating
two million dollars to the Hurricane Florence relief efforts and also pledged
two large donations to community-police relations after a string of police
shootings Michael Jordan tops today's list.
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