Named the highest paid athlete of the World Verification Forbes. This is reported on the website of the publication.
Over the past year earned the Irish Mixed Style Fighter (MMA) Conor McGregor, who first headed the rating. Its income is estimated at 180 million dollars.
Most of this amount – 150 million – it brought to him the sale of the controlling stake in his brand whiskey. Another 8 million dollars of the Irishman earned on advertising contracts. Fees for battles in octave amounted to 22 million.
Second place in the ranking ranked Barcelona Lionel Messi, who earned 130 million. 97 Of them, Argentine was paid under a contract in the Catalan club, the rest of the football player brought advertising contracts.
Troika the highest paid athletes closed Cristiano Ronaldo. Forward “Juventus” earned $ 120 million. 64 million people paid to him, the rest of the Portuguese earned thanks to advertising and his own business.