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In the past year, Mayweather, who turned 41 in February, earned $ 285 million, including $ 10 million through advertising contracts, an additional $ 275 million for the fight against drugs. Irishman Conor McGregor. McGregor himself, who is an MMA fighter (mixed martial arts), took 12th place in the rankings. He earns $ 99 million (85 for the fight, 14 for advertising).
Argentine footballer of the Spanish "Barcelona" Lionel Messi, whose income for the past year totaled $ 111 million (84 – contract and premiums, 27 – advertising). Real Madrid CF Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (the highest paid athlete of 2017), who won $ 108 million (61 contracts and bonuses, 47 commercials), closed the top ten. Among the players, the Brazilian Neymar of the French PSG (13th place), who won $ 90 million (73 contracts and bonuses, 17 – advertising), also entered the list.
In total, a hundred athletes including 24 is the National Basketball Association (NBA) – six players. The highest paid basketball player was attacker LeBron James ($ 85.5 million), who moved from Cleveland to the Lakers this summer. The second largest number of representatives of the National Football League (NFL, American football) – 4 players.
The note also includes three tennis players and a golfer. The highest paid tennis player was Switzerland's Roger Federer ($ 77.2 million, 24th place). In addition to him, the Spanish Rafael Nadal (41.4 million, 82nd) and the Serbian Novak Djokovic (37.6 million, 95th place) are included in the ranking.
The list includes two drivers of the World Championship car racing in the category of cars "Formula 1" – the British Lewis Hamilton ($ 51 million, 53rd place) and the German Sebastian Vettel (42.3 million $, 78th place).
Not a hockey player in the rankings was included. Also in the list does not appear any athlete.
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