10 HIGHEST PAID ATHLETES IN 2020!

10 Highest Paid Athletes in 2020.

1-Connor McGregor

Irish mixed martial artist, boxer and businessperson, Conor McGregor is the highest paid athelte $180 million in earnings. Inside the Octagon, he made $22 million. However most of his earnings came from outside ventures, including endorsements and the sale of his whiskey brand Proper No. Twelve. According to Forbes, his business portfolio also includes DraftKings, the video game Dystopia: Contest of Heroes as well as the lifestyle brand Roots of Fight.

2-Lionel Messi

Next is Messi. Argentinian-born professional footballer Lionel Messi has earned $130 million. He is often regarded as the best soccer player in the world. He is certainly the highest-paid soccer player in the world with an annual base salary of $44.68 million, as well as an additional $40 million from endorsements, including a lifetime endorsement deal with Adidas he signed in 2006. As well as Qatari telecommunication company Ooredoo. The rest of his earnings come from some vaguely covered business ventures such as Real Estate projects in argentina and some other private ventures based on reports. It is also worth mentioning he recently signed a new contract with Barcelona that pays a base salary of $168 million.

3-Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo earns roughly $64 million as a base salary per year. He also earned $44 million from endorsement deals with companies like Tag Heuer, Clear Hair Care, and Nike. Some of his other business involvements include a partnership with the Pestana group, the biggest hotel group in Portugal, and the two have two hotels, one in Lisbon and one in Funchal, named the Pestana CR7 hotel. He owns a fragrance line called CR7 fragrance. Ronaldo also has a clothing line he launched with Nike. He is also the owner of Insparya, a hair transplant clinic located in Spain. All of which contributed to his earnings.

4-Dak Prescott

The Cowboy’s star earned a $66 million signing bonus that came with Dak Prescott’s four-year, $160 million contract extension. Which propelled him into the $100 million club as he returns from an ankle injury with a networth of $107.5 million. Another contributing factor to his net worth is his outstanding endorsement portfolio which includes: Sleep Number, 7/11 and DirecTV. Prescott as well as a recently announced investment in four Texas locations of the restaurant chain Walk-On’s.

5-Lebron James

The 36-year-old Lakes star has earned $96.5 million. Apart from dominating the court, he has earned that with a debut as a Hollywood leading man with the July release of Space Jam: A New Legacy and a new deal with PepsiCo after leaving longtime partner Coca-Cola. He also recently purchased a small stake in Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC and Roush Fenway Racing.

6-Neymar

Apart from being the third-most-popular athlete on social media, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Neymar has earned $95 million.

7-Roger Federer

Being out of commision for much of last year due to a knee injury. The tennis legend made nearly all of his $90 million in earnings from sponsorships with brands like Rolex, Credit Suisse and Uniqlo.
8-Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton lands in the top ten for only the second time ever, with $46 million.

9-Tom Brady

The 43 year old Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback earned a total of $76 million.

10-Kevin Durant

$75 million.