Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo: World's top 10 highest paid athletes revealed
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10. Giannis Antetokounmpo: At 27 years old, Giannis is the youngest member of this year鈥檚 list. The basketball player recently signed a huge five-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks helping him make 拢66m.
9. Tom Brady: The 44-year-old American football legend made 拢69m, mainly off the pitch. He's already announced that he'll take up TV commentating when he finally calls time on his epic NFL career.
8. Canelo Alvarez: The Mexican is the top-paid boxer in the world. He earned 拢74m, mainly from his two winning fights this past year, although he also owns a taco restaurant in his native country.
7. Roger Federer: The 40-year-old Swiss tennis legend has not played a match since summer 2021 due to injury, but that's not stopped him racking up over 拢74m mostly from sponsorships with brands like Rolex and Uniqlo.
6. Kevin Durant: Brooklyn Nets basketball star Kevin Durant earned 拢75m, a third of which came from his sponsorship deal with Nike alone!
5. Stephen Curry: No NBA player made more in salary this season than the Golden State Warriors player, helping the 34-year-old towards his 拢76m earnings.
4. Neymar: The 30-year-old Brazilian and PSG superstar may be having a disappointing season with only 12 goals scored in all competitions, but that hasn't stopped him from raking in 拢78m.
3. Cristiano Ronaldo: The Portugal and Manchester United striker, who also came third in last year's list, earned 拢94m and is the most-followed person on Instagram with more than 440m followers!
2. LeBron James: The 37-year-old NBA legend may have missed the playoffs this season with the LA Lakers, but that didn't stop his success off the court, as he netted 拢99m!
1. Lionel Messi: The 2021 Ballon d'Or winner completed a move to Paris Saint-Germain last year after spending 21 years at Barcelona. The Argentinian striker tops this year's list after bringing home a whopping 拢106m!
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