Expecting to play only one official tournament in 2020, Roger Federer is the athlete who made the most money this year. We show you which athletes are among the highest paid celebrities
His tennis player Roger Federer is the athlete who made the most money in 2020, according to Forbes. Federer, 39, ranks third in the ranking of the 100 highest-income celebrities in a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roger, winner of eight Wimbledon titles, earned $ 106.3 million in 2020 and is for the first time in his career the highest paid athlete in the world. His has not been played since the beginning of this year so the money he received was thanks to the lucrative contracts he has with various sponsors.
Below Federer is Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who earned $ 105 million in 2020 and Forbes highlights him for being the athlete with the most followers on social media.
In fifth place among the celebrities who made the most money this year is the Argentine Lionel Messi, who could be living his last season with Barcelona. The ‘Flea’ earned $ 104 million and his fortune could increase considerably in the coming months due to several reports in the Spanish press highlighting that he could sign a lucrative contract with Manchester City.
In the Top 10 are also Neymar and LeBron James in seventh and ninth place, respectively. The Brazilian boasts of a gain of 95.5 billion and the Lakers player earned $ 88.2 million. It is noteworthy that the ranking is led by US state Kylie Jenner, who earned $ 590 million this year.
THE BEST PAID MEXICAN ATHLETES
Forbes also published the list of best-income Aztec athletes in 2020 and in first place is boxer Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez with $ 37 million.
Below Canelo are Raul Jiménez and Javier Hernández with 8.3 billion and 7.2 billion, respectively. The Top 5 was completed by Carlos Vela and ‘Chucky’ Lozano, who won 6.5 billion and 5.3 billion, respectively.
Also on the Aztec list are golfer Abraham Ancer, who pocketed $ 3.5 million in 2020, and Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez, who said goodbye to Racing Point for $ 3.2 million. .