{"id":453487,"date":"2024-05-16T16:26:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/16\/where-does-cristiano-ronaldo-stand-on-forbes-list-of-highest-paid-athletes-heres-the-top-10-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T16:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:26:15","slug":"where-does-cristiano-ronaldo-stand-on-forbes-list-of-highest-paid-athletes-heres-the-top-10-off-the-field-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/16\/where-does-cristiano-ronaldo-stand-on-forbes-list-of-highest-paid-athletes-heres-the-top-10-off-the-field-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Where does Cristiano Ronaldo stand on Forbes&#8217; list of highest-paid athletes? Here&#8217;s the top-10! | Off the field News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110185355,imgsize-27810.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Cristiano Ronaldo<!-- --> once again claimed the top spot on <!-- -->Forbes<!-- -->&#8216; list of highest-paid athletes, marking his fourth time achieving this feat. Following his move to Saudi-backed Al-Nassr, Ronaldo&#8217;s estimated total earnings reached approximately $260 million, a record-breaking figure for a soccer player.<br \/>His on-field earnings accounted for $200 million, with an additional $60 million derived from lucrative sponsorship deals, leveraging his massive Instagram following of 629 million.<br \/>Spanish golfer <!-- -->Jon Rahm<!-- --> climbed to second place after his high-profile switch to Saudi-supported LIV Golf in December. Rahm&#8217;s guaranteed earnings from the move alone reportedly amounted to at least $300 million, alongside his additional earnings of $218 million, making him one of only two athletes to surpass the $200 million mark, alongside Ronaldo.<br \/>Lionel Messi<!-- --> secured the third spot on the list following his move to Major League Soccer&#8217;s Inter Miami, earning a total of $135 million. Despite being 36 years old, Messi&#8217;s on-field earnings reached $65 million, supplemented by $70 million from various endorsement deals with major brands like Adidas and Apple.<\/p>\n<p>NBA star <!-- -->LeBron James<!-- --> claimed the fourth position with earnings of $128.2 million. Despite nearing the end of his illustrious career, James is gearing up for one final shot at the Olympics.<br \/>Giannis Antetokounmpo<!-- --> of the Milwaukee Bucks ranked fifth with earnings totaling $111 million, while French soccer sensation <!-- -->Kylian Mbappe<!-- --> dropped to sixth place with $110 million. Mbappe, who announced his departure from Paris St Germain, is expected to join Real Madrid in the upcoming season.<br \/>Former PSG star Neymar, now playing for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, secured the seventh spot with earnings of $108 million, despite missing a significant portion of the season due to injury.<br \/>Karim Benzema<!-- -->, another player who made the move to Saudi Arabia, claimed the eighth spot with earnings of $106 million, followed by Golden State Warriors&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/stephen-curry\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Stephen Curry<\/a> with $102 million.<br \/>Lamar Jackson<!-- --> of the NFL rounded out the top ten with earnings of $100.5 million, primarily due to the signing bonus negotiated into his contract with the Baltimore Ravens last year.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With Reuters inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')<\/p>\n<p>      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }<\/p>\n<p>    }<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/vsp1jarvispvt.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/off-the-field\/where-does-cristiano-ronaldo-stand-on-forbes-list-of-highest-paid-athletes-heres-the-top-10\/articleshow\/110185377.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Cristiano Ronaldo once again claimed the top spot on Forbes&#8216; list of highest-paid athletes, marking his fourth time achieving this feat. 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