
Forbes has tracked the main earners in sports activities for 3 many years, and solely seven athletes have landed within the prime spot since 1990 (Tiger Woods holds the document with 12 instances at No. 1). World soccer icon Lionel Messi provides an eighth identify to the roll name this yr and, after longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo, is just the second soccer participant to rank first.
The highest 100 spans 10 sports activities and consists of athletes from 25 international locations. Their $four billion in mixed earnings from prize cash, salaries and endorsements between June 2018 and June 2019 is up 5% from final yr, when Floyd Mayweather was first with $285 million.
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