Haven’t we all once wondered about how much money our favourite athletes make? Today I am going to be talking about how much money famous athletes from all around the world make from different sports. Some of these sports are also offered at ISB, which could potentially become someone’s future.
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Lionel Messi: Messi’s current salary a week is around 500,000 euros; and if that's not amazing enough, check this out. In 2019, he was paid 98 million euros; which made him 4th highest paid athlete in the world in that year. That year he was also 18 million dollars ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, and 22 million dollars ahead of Neymar Jr. Alongside his salary from his football team, FC Barcelona, he has also been paid from big companies for endorsements such as his largest, Adidas. In 2019 he was paid 27 million euros from those companies.
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LeBron is one of the richest basketball players currently playing, and one of the richest athletes today. His current net worth is 480 million dollars. His current salary is 37 million dollars, but not only that, he also has endorsement earnings which all added up to 55 million dollars in 2019, from several brands he's connected with. With all that money, he has spent it on his house and his car collections very well. His house is around 15,000 square feet in LA with 11 bathrooms. His car collection has all brands from Chevrolet, Bentley, Lamborghini, etc. His car collection is also worth millions of dollars.
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Serena Williams is widely regarded as one the best female tennis players in the world, as she is one of the very few females to have over 30 million dollar earnings in 1 year. Serena Williams is worth around 200 million dollars, and she has earned around 92 million dollars in her career prize from WTA. Over the years she has earned 32 million dollars from her deals with brands, including a 40 million dollar deal with Nike. Like any other athlete, she also has a luxurious house in Florida. She owns a 525,000 dollar luxurious mansion, which also consists of a tennis court at the back, and a pool.
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Katie Ledecky: Katie Ledecky is an American Olympic swimmer who holds the record of the most World Championship gold medals held by a female swimmer. She has 15 gold medals. She has a total of 34 medals in major international swimming competitions, and she has also broken 14 world records in swimming. Her net worth is 4 million dollars and in 2018 she signed her first endorsement deal with swimwear brand TYR. This deal was worth 7 million dollars.
As you have scrolled through this article, you have likely been shocked and surprised by the grand values and earnings of some of richest athletes in the world right now. All of these athletes have had their own struggles, stories and hard work to get to the spot they are in right now, and now all that hard work has paid off. To conclude this article, I would like to inform you that all of the athletes above, play sports that are all offered here at ISB (Soccer, Basketball, Tennis and Swimming), so maybe this has inspired you to try out for something in the future.
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www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2019/10/22/lebron-james-career-scoring-statistics/4060201002/