Sportico: basketball player Michael Jordan named the richest athlete in history
Sports magazine Sportico has published a list of the richest athletes in history. It is available on the publication’s website.
The leader of the rating was the American basketball player Michael Jordan, who earned $ 3.3 billion during his career. Golfers Tiger Woods (2.5 billion), Arnold Palmer (1.7 billion), Jack Nicklaus (1.63 billion) took second to fourth places. In fifth place is the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo with $1.58 billion.
In sixth place is basketball player LeBron James with 1.53 billion. In seventh place is Argentine footballer Lionel Messi (1.48), in eighth is American boxer Floyd Mayweather (1.41), in ninth is Swiss tennis player Roger Federer (1.38), in tenth is American golfer Phil Mickelson (1.41). 36).
The amounts include salary, bonuses, prize money, publisher deals and royalties. Also included are cash received from equity participation in sponsoring companies. All income is before taxes.
Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to NBA championships six times, five regular season MVPs, and six NBA Finals MVPs. Twice as a member of the US team, he won gold medals at the Olympic Games – in Los Angeles in 1984 and in Barcelona in 1992.
Source: Lenta
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