Messi and Ronaldo are among the highest paid players in the world (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed/Getty)
On Thursday, the American magazine “Forbes” announced a list of the most 10 athletes They entered last year, after the list witnessed the presence of many stars from the world of football, with 4 of American League Basketball, as well as other sports.
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Messi in the lead
At the top of this list was the Argentine star of Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi, who earns 130 million dollars annually, including 75 million dollars from inside the stadium, and 55 from outside, and another player from the “Parisian” team, Neymar da Silva, who ranked fourth. In the rankings with $95 million, of which 75 are from inside the stadium.
As for the third footballer, it is the veteran Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United striker, who earns 115 million dollars annually.
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american basketball domination
The top ten ranking witnessed the presence of 4 players from the NBA, and they are LeBron James, who ranked second behind Messi, with an annual income of $ 121 million, while the Golden State Warriors star, Stephen Curry, came in fifth place in the general ranking by obtaining annually the $92.8 million.
And the United States star, Kevin Durant, ranked sixth, with a sum of $92.1 million, while the last NBA player was Yannis Antetokounmpo, who came in tenth place with an annual income of $80.9 million.
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Other sports
Aside from football and basketball, Swiss tennis star Roger Federer ranked seventh in the overall standings with $90.7 million, including only $700,000, his earnings from the tournaments he participates in, with $90 million from outside the court.
Mexican boxer, Canelo Alvarez, ranked eighth, with an annual income of $90 million, of which $85 million came from ring income, unlike the yellow ball star, while American football legend Tom Brady represented his sport in this arrangement after he came in ninth place with income Annually estimated at $83.9 million.