After this year there were many changes in terms of money for the COVID-19 pandemic, there were several movements in the list of highest paid athletes of 2020; being Roger Federer who heads it.
Forbes released the list of 100 athletes who had better income, being the footballers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who held the top position for several years; however, everything changed for them this year.
In the ranking of 100 athletes only appears Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in 30th place, who surprisingly generated $ 37 million with just one fight in the year, which was on December 19, where he defeated the British Callum Smith.
The list of the highest paid Athletes of 2020
- Roger Federer
Earnings: $ 106.3 million
Sponsorships: $ 100 million
Salary / awards: $ 6.3 million
Citizenship: Switzerland - Cristiano Ronaldo
Earnings: $ 105 million
Sponsorships: $ 45 million
Salary / awards: $ 60 million
Citizenship: Portugal - Lionel Messi
Earnings: $ 104 million
Sponsorships: $ 32 million
Salary / awards: $ 72 million
Citizenship: Argentina - Neymar
Earnings: $ 95.5 million
Sponsorships: $ 25 million
Salary / awards: $ 70.5 million
Citizenship: Brazil - LeBron James
Earnings: $ 88.2 million
Sponsorships: $ 60 million
Salary / awards: $ 28.2 million
Citizenship: United States - Stephen Curry
Earnings: $ 74.4 million
Sponsorships: $ 44 million
Salary / awards: $ 30.4 million
Citizenship: United States - Kevin Durant
Earnings: $ 63.9 million
Sponsorships: $ 35 million
Salary / awards: $ 28.9 million
Citizenship: United States - Tiger Woods
Earnings: $ 62.3 million
Sponsorships: $ 60 million
Salary / awards: $ 2.3 million
Citizenship: United States - Kirk Cousins
Earnings: $ 60.5 million
Sponsorships: $ 2.5 million
Salary / awards: $ 58 million
Citizenship: United States - Carson Wentz
Earnings: $ 59.1 million
Sponsorships: $ 4 million
Salary / awards: $ 55.1 million
Citizenship: United States
–
