The Golden Game: 2024's Highest-Paid Athletes

Top 10 Earning Titans of Sport

1. Lionel Messi - $130MFootball | Age: 37 | Achievement: 8x Ballon d'Or winner

2. LeBron James - $121MBasketball | Age: 39 | Achievement: 4x NBA Champion

3. Cristiano Ronaldo - $118MFootball | Age: 39 | Achievement: 5x UEFA Champions League winner

4. Neymar Jr. - $112MFootball | Age: 32 | Achievement: Olympic Gold Medalist

5. Kylian Mbappé - $110MFootball | Age: 25 | Achievement: FIFA World Cup winner

6. Stephen Curry - $101MBasketball | Age: 36 | Achievement: 4x NBA Champion

7. Kevin Durant - $89MBasketball | Age: 35 | Achievement: 2x NBA Finals MVP

8. Tiger Woods - $85MGolf | Age: 48 | Achievement: 15 Major championships

9. Giannis Antetokounmpo - $81MBasketball | Age: 29 | Achievement: 2x NBA MVP

10. Canelo Alvarez - $78MBoxing | Age: 33 | Achievement: World champion in 4 weight classes

Breakdown by Sport

• Football: 40%

• Basketball: 35%

• Golf: 10%

• Boxing: 8%

• Other: 7%

Did You Know?

• The combined earnings of these 10 athletes could buy 3,650 average-priced homes in the US! ?

• If laid end to end, the $100 bills earned by these athletes would stretch from New York to Los Angeles and back! ?

• The youngest athlete on this list, Kylian Mbappé, wasn't even born when Tiger Woods won his first major! ⏳

Data sourced from ESPN rankings, Forbes list, and Sports Illustrated

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