Who Are The Top 25 Highest-Paid Athletes In The World: Sports 2014?
The undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather ranks atop Forbes’s annual list of highest-paid athletes in the world of sports in 2014. Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or award, was ranked second.
The list of the highest-paid athletes in the world is calculated based on earnings derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, endorsements, and licensing.
1. Floyd Mayweather
Total Earnings: $105 million
Salary/winnings: $105 million
2. Cristiano Ronaldo, plays as a forward for Real Madrid and captains the Portugal national team. You can follow Cristiano Ronaldo on Twitter @Cristiano.
Total Earnings: $80 million
Salary/winnings: $52 million
Endorsements: $28 million
3. LeBron James
Total Earnings: $72.3 million
Salary/winnings: $19.3 million
Endorsements: $53 million
4. Lionel Messi
Total Earnings: $64.7 million
Salary/winnings: $41.7 million
Endorsements: $23 million
5. Kobe Bryant
Total Earnings: $61.5 million
Salary/winnings: $30.5 million
Endorsements: $31 million
6. Tiger Woods
Total Earnings: $61.2 million
Salary/winnings: $6.2 million
Endorsements: $55 million
7. Roger Federer
Total Earnings: $56.2 million
Salary/winnings: $4.2 million
Endorsements: $52 million
8. Phil Mickelson
Total Earnings: $53.2 million
Salary/winnings: $5.2 million
Endorsements: $48 million
9. Rafael Nadal
Total Earnings: $44.5 million
Salary/winnings: $14.5 million
Endorsements: $30 million
10. Matt Ryan
Total Earnings: $43.8 million
Salary/winnings: $42 million
Endorsements: $1.8 million
11. Manny Pacquiao
Total Earnings: $41.8 million
Salary/winnings: $41 million
Endorsements: $800,000
12. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Total Earnings: $40.4 million
Salary/winnings: $36.4 million
Endorsements: $4 million
13. Derrick Rose
Total Earnings: $36.6 million
Salary/winnings: $17.6 million
Endorsements: $19 million
14. Gareth Bale
Total Earnings: $36.4 million
Salary/winnings: $25.4 million
Endorsements: $11 million
15. Radamel Falcao
Total Earnings: $35.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $3 million
16. Neymar
Total Earnings: $33.6 million
Salary/winnings: $17.6 million
Endorsements: $16 million
17. Novak Djokovic
Total Earnings: $33.1 million
Salary/winnings: $12.1 million
Endorsements: $21 million
18. Matthew Stafford
Total Earnings: $33 million
Salary/winnings: $31.5 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million
19. Lewis Hamilton
Total Earnings: $32 million
Salary/winnings: $29 million
Endorsements: $3 million
20. Kevin Durant
Total Earnings: $31.9 million
Salary/winnings: $17.9 million
Endorsements: $14 million
21. Fernando Alonso
Total Earnings: $31 million
Salary/winnings: $29 million
Endorsements: $2 million
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (right), Indian cricket team captain with Duncan Fletcher (left), coach of the Indian cricket team.
22. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, superstar cricketer, you can follow Dhoni on Twitter @msdhoni.
Total Earnings: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $4 million
Endorsements: $26 million
23. Dwyane Wade
Total Earnings: $29.9 million
Salary/winnings: $18.9 million
Endorsements: $11 million
24. Carmelo Anthony
Total Earnings: $29.4 million
Salary/winnings: $21.4 million
Endorsements: $8 million
25. Wladimir Klitschko, a Ukrainian heavyweight professional boxer. You can follow Wladimir on Twitter @Klitschko.
Total Earnings: $28 million
Salary/winnings: $24 million
Endorsements: $4 million
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