cristiano ronaldo was the 10 highest paid athlete in the world.
who are the 10 highest paid athletes in the world?
cristiano ronaldo
james has signed numerous endorsement contracts; some of the companies that he has done business with are audemars piguet, coca-cola, dunkin' brands, mcdonald's, nike, state farm and beats by dre. coming out of high school, he was the target of a three-way bidding war among nike, reebok, and adidas, eventually signing with nike for approximately $90 million. his signature shoes have performed well for nike. in 2011, fenway sports group became the sole global marketer of his rights, and as part of the deal, he was granted a minority stake in the english premier league football club liverpool, who he has claimed his support for. as a result of james's endorsement money and nba salary, he has been listed as one of the world's highest-paid athletes. in 2013, he surpassed kobe bryant as the highest paid basketball player in the world, with earnings of $56.5 million. in 2014, james realized a profit of more than $30 million as part of apple's acquisition of beats electronics; he had originally struck a deal to get a small stake in the company at its inception in exchange for promoting its headphones. in 2015, he was ranked the sixth highest earning sportsperson, and third highest in 2016 (after cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi). james has stated that he would like to own an nba team in the future, albeit in a hands-off capacity. in 2011, james co-founded the designer retail store unknwn in miami, florida.
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forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes





























this is a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world as ranked by "forbes" magazine.





























section::::all time list.





























the following list shows the highest-paid athletes of all time, as of 2017:





























the list is only about modern athletes. for example gaius appuleius diocles a lusitania chariot racer is said to have earned 35,863,120 sesterces, by some estimation over $15 billion in today's dollars. this means he would be the best paid athlete of all time.





























section::::2019 list.





























the 2019 list:





























section::::2018 list.





























the 2018 list:





























section::::2017 list.





























the 2017 list:





























section::::2016 list.
forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes