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Conor McGregor, Messi, Ronaldo and Dak Prescott lead list of highest paid athletes in 2021
Posted on 5/12/21 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 5/12/21 at 1:58 pm
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The ten highest-paid athletes in the world took home pretax gross earnings of $1.05 billion during the past 12 months, 28% more than last year’s top earners. The combined haul falls just a few million short of the $1.06 billion record set in 2018, the 12-month window in which boxer Floyd Mayweather earned $285 million, almost all of it from his 2017 pay-per-view fight with Conor McGregor.
This year, McGregor lands the winning punch, having leveraged his unmatched popularity in mixed martial arts to build a lucrative hustle outside UFC’s Octagon. The brash McGregor collected a total of $180 million over the last 12 months; most of that comes from his recent sale of his majority stake in whiskey brand Proper No. Twelve to Proximo Spirits for $150 million. It’s the 32-year-old’s first time at No. 1 and his second appearance in the top ten (he landed at No. 4 with $99 million in 2018 after the fight against Mayweather). McGregor clearly wants to put his money to work even beyond booze: He has floated the far-fetched notion of buying Manchester United, the Premier League’s most valuable team, in recent tweets.
Adding in his endorsements, McGregor made $158 million outside of his fighting career over the last 12 months, becoming only the third athlete, after Roger Federer and Tiger Woods, to earn more than $70 million off the field in a single year while still actively competing.
Three other superstars also surpassed $100 million in total earnings this year: soccer stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and NFL quarterback Dak Prescott. Messi, whose off-the-pitch drama with FC Barcelona last summer was followed by media reports of the club’s dire financial state and the revelation that his contract was worth $674 million, sets a record for soccer players with his 2021 total of $130 million. Prescott, with $107.5 million, breaks the record for NFL players thanks to a $66 million signing bonus from the Dallas Cowboys. The four on this year’s list join only five other athletes—Federer, Mayweather, Neymar, Manny Pacquiao and Woods—to have made more than $100 million in a single year. Previously, the most $100 million earners to appear on one list was three, accomplished in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
1. Conor McGregor- $180 Million
2. Lionel Messi- $130 Million
3. Cristiano Ronaldo- $120 Million
4. Dak Prescott- $107.5 Million
5. LeBron James- $96.5 Million
6. Neymar- $95 Million
7. Roger Federer- $90 Million
8. Lewis Hamilton- $82 Million
9. Tom Brady- $76 Million
10. Kevin Durant- $75 Million
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Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:03 pm to Bench McElroy
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9. Tom Brady- $76 Million
Imagine earning $76 million in a single year and your wife still cashes bigger checks than you
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:03 pm to TheeRealCarolina
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Imagine earning $76 million in a single year and your wife still cashes bigger checks than you
How emasculating
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:04 pm to Bench McElroy
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Conor McGregor- $180 Million
Holy shite
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:06 pm to Bench McElroy
Conor McGregor has the midas touch
Unreal
Unreal
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:09 pm to TheeRealCarolina
How much does his wife make in a year?
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:12 pm to lob1284
Dunno but her career earnings are a half billion.
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:14 pm to Bench McElroy
One of these guys listed in the title does not deserve to be in the top 5
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:15 pm to RLDSC FAN
Does this include McGregor selling out his scotch he’s been pimping for a few years now
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:15 pm to TheeRealCarolina
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Imagine earning $76 million in a single year and your wife still cashes bigger checks than you
Would he complain about that?
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:22 pm to Bench McElroy
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1. Conor McGregor- $180 Million
2. Lionel Messi- $130 Million
3. Cristiano Ronaldo- $120 Million
4. Dak Prescott- $107.5 Million
5. LeBron James- $96.5 Million
A total embarrassment. Why am I the first person mentioning this?
This post was edited on 5/12/21 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:24 pm to tiggerthetooth
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A total embarrassment.
More like proof that QBs should fight harder and hold out longer to either get to FA or get tagged and create further leverage instead of taking these long term team friendly deals full of funny money
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:27 pm to TheeRealCarolina
quote:I'm sure he's devastated
Imagine earning $76 million in a single year and your wife still cashes bigger checks than you
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:27 pm to tiggerthetooth
Really? That's the embarrassment? Not McGregor?
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:27 pm to Bench McElroy
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1. Conor McGregor- $180 Million
2. Lionel Messi- $130 Million
3. Cristiano Ronaldo- $120 Million
4. Dak Prescott- $107.5 Million
5. LeBron James- $96.5 Million
6. Neymar- $95 Million
7. Roger Federer- $90 Million
8. Lewis Hamilton- $82 Million
9. Tom Brady- $76 Million
10. Kevin Durant- $75 Million
Ludacris.
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:27 pm to TheeRealCarolina
quote:sounds like the jackpot to me
Imagine earning $76 million in a single year and your wife still cashes bigger checks than you
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:28 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:How can any rational person justify this shite? I can't stand LeBron but him earning $10 million less than Dak is ridiculous.
4. Dak Prescott- $107.5 Million
5. LeBron James- $96.5 Million
This post was edited on 5/12/21 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:30 pm to tiggerthetooth
You guys must see all those National ad campaigns LeBron is doing right? Oh yeah that’s Right he doesn’t
Think before you get triggered
This isn’t just salary it includes endorsements idiots
Think before you get triggered
This isn’t just salary it includes endorsements idiots
This post was edited on 5/12/21 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:31 pm to Bench McElroy
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5. LeBron James- $96.5 Million
imagine being this opressed
Posted on 5/12/21 at 2:38 pm to atrain5
Being QB of Americas Team has its perks I guess
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