Athletes make a lot of money because sports brings in huge amount of cash. Fans buy tickets to games, shop for team jerseys and watch matches on TV, All of which generate revenue. Big companies also pay athletes to promote their products, and sports leagues make deals to broadcast sports worldwide. When a athlete becomes really popular their value goes up, leading to even bigger paychecks.
“there are ticket sales, merchandise, advertising, title sponsorships, television rights … and the list goes on.” Said Anjali Patel in the Daily Trojan article.”
“Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer, Portugal) - $260 million
Jon Rahm (Golf, Spain) - $218 million
Lionel Messi (Soccer, Argentina) - $135 million
LeBron James (Basketball, USA) - $128.2 million
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball, Greece) - $111 million
Kylian Mbappé (Soccer, France) - $110 million
Neymar (Soccer, Brazil) - $108 million
Karim Benzema (Soccer, France) - $106 million
Stephen Curry (Basketball, USA) - $102 million
Lamar Jackson (Football, USA) - $100.5 million”
Those are the highest well paid athletes in the world according to “Forbes india” They receive over 100 million dollars per year. of these players observed none of them are women which also shows a chasm between how unfair the salary difference is between.
