Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes' 2023 highest-paid athletes list

Category : Sports Published on: May 05 2023

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Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the highest paid athlete in the world, with a move to Al-Nassr nearly doubling his salary, according to Forbes.
Ronaldo joined the Saudi Arabian club in January after leaving Manchester United last year.
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes highest paid athlete list with USD 136 million.
It is followed by Lionel Messi in second place with 130 million US dollars. Forbes calculates earnings estimates based on prize money, salaries, bonuses and sponsorship deals.
His on-field earnings are $46 million and off-field earnings are $90 million.
Forbes' on-field earnings figures include all prize money, salaries and bonuses earned between May 1, 2022, and May 1, 2023.
French football player Kylian Mbappe's total earnings have been estimated at $ 120 million by Forbes. This includes on-field earnings of $ 100 million and off-field earnings of $ 20 million. Killian was no. 35 on the earnings list last year.
Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only Indian sportsperson in Forbes magazine's 100 highest-paid athletes in the world.