Forbes: The World's Highest-Paid Athletes

[yseJ]

Formula 1 doesn't even make the top 10
this has to be a first right ?

I think they have some of the highest salaries but not much endorsements

lewis hamilton makes like 35 mil a year but not even 10m in endorsements iirc

 

[Sauce Dab]

It's gotta be being a pro golfer. You literally get paid to play a sport that old rich retirees do for fun in their free time

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

I still can't believe how it is possible that golfers make so much money.

Golf is where the $$$$$ is at for so many people. If you ever wanted to create a product for sale, you first look for the hottest markets to sell to. Selling something to golfers is literally printing money. They are obsessed with the sport. So pro golfers eat off endorsement deals since the market is so hot.

 

[Malta]

Golf fukks with old money, every rich dude plays golf.

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Do those European soccer players pay any kind of taxes? Someone a while back told me they get free housing too, plus they get treated like Gods over there.

A couple months ago I found out there's this 28 year old F1 driver for Ferrari who gets 50 mil per year plus bonuses smh.

"On paper quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel is the highest paid Formula 1 driver in 2016 with a record three year deal with Ferrari worth $150 million, excluding bonuses, which also makes him one of the highest paid sportsman in the world."

Not if you play for Barça

 

[ALonelyDad]

Surprised that baseball ain't here, also Serena should be up there..goat female tennis player. Women deserved to be paid more if they are great

 

[MikeyC]

fukk Forbes for trying to strong arm a nikka into disabling AdBlock.

Do those European soccer players pay any kind of taxes? Someone a while back told me they get free housing too, plus they get treated like Gods over there.

Of course they pay taxes. As you can imagine, some do try to dodge it.

Messi tax fraud trial: 'I knew nothing' Barcelona star says - BBC News

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

fukk Forbes for trying to strong arm a nikka into disabling AdBlock.

I went on Forbes a few days ago and tried to finesse that damn page I finally gave in after a minute and disabled ABP since I really wanted to read the article