5 Highest-paid Athletes in the World, CR7 Beats Messi

VIVA – Sports athletes are known to have extraordinary wealth because the salaries they get are very high. Like for example Cristiano Ronaldo. After joining the Al Nassr team, he is known to get a large amount of income, then he managed to beat Lionel Messi's position.

Previously, the athlete with the highest-paid in the world was held by Lionel Messi. But after CR7 joined a club from Saudi Arabia, now, this Portuguese player will get paid around IDR 3.3 trillion per year.

Here are some of the athletes with the highest-paid in the world, as reported by various sources.

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Cristiano Ronaldo diperkenalkan sebagai pemain Al Nassr

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• AP Photo/Amr Nabil

Officially joining Al Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-paid athlete in football. He got a contract for 2.3 years and a salary of 200 million euros or IDR 3.3 trillion per year. The money is obtained from salary.

While income off the field reaches 55 million dollars or the equivalent of 858 billion per year, it is obtained from endorsements. If all are totaled, then the Portugal national team captain gets 265 million dollars or IDR 4.1 trillion per year.

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Lionel Messi kenakan jubah hitam

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• Twitter @ZachLowy

Lionel Messi's record as the athlete with the most income must be replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo. When he joined PSG in 2021, he became the soccer player with the biggest salary of 75 million dollars or Rp1.1 trillion per year.

In addition, the player who just won the World Cup trophy gets income outside of football of around 55 million dollars or IDR 859 billion per year. So, the total income is IDR 2 trillion.

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Pemain LA Lakers, LeBron James.

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• nba.com

LeBron James is a famous NBL basketball player who joined the Los Angeles Lakers. The 38-year-old basketball player gets a defense fee of around 41 million dollars or the equivalent of IDR 640 billion defense. While his outside income reaches 80 million dollars or IDR 1.2 trillion per year.

This is obtained from being an advertising star in one of the world's leading brands. However, if the total income of LeBron James reaches 121 million dollars or the equivalent of IDR 1.8 trillion per year.

4. Neymar (IDR 1.4 Trillion Per Year)

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Bintang PSG, Neymar Jr

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• Bleacher Report

Neymar earns a salary of around 70 million dollars or IDR1 trillion per year. While his income outside of football, the former Barcelona player earns 25 million dollars or the equivalent of IDR 390 billion per year.

This was obtained when he became an advertising star in various well-known brands. If totaled, Neymar earns 95 million or the equivalent of IDR 1.4 trillion per year.

5. Stephen Curry (IDR 1.4 Trillion Per Year)

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Bintang Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry

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• Twitter/@NBA

Stephen Curry is a professional NBA basketball player who joined the Golden State Warriors. Now the 34-year-old basketball player gets a salary of 47 million dollars or IDR 703 billion per year.

While off-field income reaches 47 million dollars or the equivalent of IDR 734 billion. This was obtained after Stephen Curry became an advertising star in various well-known brands around the world. If totaled, Stephen Curry's income reaches 92 million dollars or the equivalent of IDR 1.4 trillion per year.

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Stephen Curry is a professional NBA basketball player who joined the Golden State Warriors. Now the 34-year-old basketball player gets a salary of 47 million dollars or IDR 703 billion per year.