This list is derived from Forbes data of last year and it includes bonuses, salaries, appearance fees, prize money, endorsement and licensing from the last couple of years.
1 – Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods net worth 2013Total Yearly Income $78.3 million
Sports Earnings: $13.4 million
Major Brands: $65.3 million
Sport: Golf
Age: 36
Year: 2012-13
The household sports name in the world, Tiger Woods has dominated golf more than a decade, countless endorsements, and gold events winnings gets him around $59 every year. He endorses Nike which nets him more than $55 Millions over the years.
2 – Roger Federer
Roger Federer net worth 2013-2014Total Yearly Income: $71.7 million
Sports Earnings: $6.5 million
Major Brands: $65 million (Nike, Rolex, Wilson, Credit Suisse)
Sport: Tennis
Age: 30
Year : 2012-13
One of all time best tennis player Rodger Federer is Tiger Woods of tennis, He got around $8M in winning from Tennish Championships while his the face of Nike, Rolex and credit suisse which nets him around $45M every year. He is one of the top sports man in our richlist as well.
3 – Kobe Bryant
Total Yearly Income: $61.3 million
Sports Earnings: $27.3 million
Major Brands: $34 million
Sport: Basketball
Age: 33
One of the finest Basketball players and a icon in USA Koby Bryant is a houshold name across america and have great following outside of states as well, His sports earnings from NBA are around $20.3 a year which is enhanced by various endorsements he is part of.
4 – LeBron James
Labron James earnings 2013Total Yearly Income$59.8 million
Sports Earnings: $17.8 million
Major Brands: $42 million ( Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, State Farm and others)
Sport: Basketball
Age: 27
Year: 2012
NBA Player with the most lucarative contract to play in NBA, LeBron James gets payed around $4.4 Millions every year in salary, while his endorsemnets are with Nike, Coca Cola and many other and the list keep increasing by day and he gets him around $40, Hi stock is rising really fast.
5 – Phil Mickelson
Total Yearly Income: $48.8 million
Sports Earnings: $4.8 million
Major Brands: $44 million (Callaway, Barclay’s, KPMG, Exxon, Rolex, Amgen/Pfizer)
Sport: Golf
Age: 41
Along with Tiger Woods phil michelson is the face of the sport we call golf, he won around $47.8 Millions last year in his tennis winnings while he can make around $5 Millions with his endorsements deals across UK.
#6. David Beckham
David Beckham is the Richest football player in the worldTotal Yearly Income: $47 million
Sports Earnings: $5.2 million
Major Brands: $42 million (H&M, Armani, Burger King, Sainsbury, Samsung)
Sport: Football
Age:37
Absolutely money making mechine, David Beckham is the richest footballer in the world, although towards retired now from football he made around $9 million last year in his professional contract with LA Galaxy and PSG, while we all know where his large bulk of money comes from. Yeah right Endorsement deals.
#7 Cristiano Ronaldo
Total Yearly Income: $44.5 million
Sports Earnings: $20.5 million
Major Brands: $24 million (Nike, Castrol)
Sport: Football,
Age: 27
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the best player along side messi in world football, he gets around $20.5 from Real Madrid contract while his sponsorships with Nike, Armani and Konami makes him more than $22 last year.
08 – Lionel Messi
Messi richest football player in the worldTotal Yearly Income: $41 million
Sports Earnings: $20.3 million
Major Brands: $21 million (PepsiCo, Herbalife, EA Sports)
Sport: Football
Age: 24
One of the finest Young players from the last decade, many regard his as the best ever player to have every graced the game of football. Lionel Messi makes around $130,000 a day with Barcelona contract while endorsements nets him around $19 millions.
09 – Peyton Manning
Total Earnings : $42.4 million
Sports Earnings $32.4 million
Major Brands $10 million (Reebok, Sony, Papa John’s)
Sport: NFL
Age: 36
10 – Haloti Ngata
Total Yearly Income: $37.3 million
Sports Earnings: $37.1 million
Major Brands: $200,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
Age: 30
11 – Larry Fitzgerald
Total Yearly Income: $36.8 million
Sports Earnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million (Nike, EAS, University of Phoenix, AT&T and others)
Sport: Football (NFL)
Age: 30
12 Ndamukong Suh
Total Yearly Income: $36 million
Sports Earnings: $35.5 million
Major Brands: $500,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
Age: 30
13 Charles Johnson
Total Yearly Income: $34.4 million
Sports Earnings: $34.3 million
Major Brands: $100,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
Age:
16 – Rafael Nadal
Total Yearly Income $33.2 million
Sports Earnings: $8.2 million
Major Brands: $25 million ( Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors, Richard Mille and Bacardi)
Sport: Tennis
Age: 26
17 – Mario Williams
Total Yearly Income: $33.2 million
Sports Earnings: $32.9 million
Major Brands: $250,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
18 – Alex Rodriguez
Total Yearly Income: $33 million
Sports Earnings: $31 million
Major Brands: $2 million (Nike, Rawlings, Topps and Vita Coco)
Sport: Baseball, Age: 36
19 – Fernando Alonso
Total Yearly Income: $32 million
Sports Earnings: $29 million
Major Brands: $3 million
Sport: Formula One Driver
20 – Valentino Rossi
Total $30 million
Sports Earnings: $17 million
Major Brands: $13 million
Sport: MotoGP Driver
