The world of professional sports was not able to avoid the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Several sports saw significant losses in games played, and the earning ability. Those athletes with established endorsement contracts faired much better than those dependent more on games played. Most heavily impacted was boxing and baseball, which failed to produce a single athlete on this year’s list. Meanwhile, basketball showed up strong, as did soccer, tennis, and the elite new earners in footbal. Here is a list of Top 10 highest paid athletes fot the year 2020-
1. ROGER FEDRER- Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is ranked No. 5 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has won 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles, an all-time record shared with Rafael Nadal. Federer made $106.3 million over the past year with $100M endorsements and $6.3M as his annual salary.
2. CRISTIANO RONALDO- Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Ronaldo made $105M over the past year with $45M endorsements and $60M as his annual salary.
3. LIONEL MESSI- Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both the Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Messi made $104M over the past year with $32M endorsements and $72M as his annual salary.
4. NEYMAR- Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Neymar made $95.5M over the past year with $25M endorsements and $70.5M as his annual salary.
5. LEBRON JAMES- LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Widely considered one of the greatest NBA players in history. Lebron made $88.2M over the past year with $60M endorsements and $28.2M as his annual salary.
6. STEPHEN CURRY- Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. Many analysts and players have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry made $74.4M over the past year with $44M endorsements and $30.4M as his annual salary.
7. KEVIN DURANT- Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He played one season of college basketball for the University of Texas, and was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft.Curry made $63.9M over the past year with $35M endorsements and $28.9M as his annual salary.
8. TIGER WOODS- Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins and ranks second in men's major championships and also holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers, and one of the most famous athletes of all time. Tiger woods made $62.3M over the past year with $60M endorsements and $2.3M as his annual salary.
9. KIRK COUSINS - Kirk Daniel Cousins is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football at Michigan State from 2009 to 2011, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Cousins made $60.5M over the past year with $58M endorsements and $2.5M as his annual salary.
10. CARSON WENTZ- Carson James Wentz is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at North Dakota State University and was selected by the Eagles with the second overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, the highest selection ever for an FCS player. Carson made $59.1.5M over the past year with $55.1M endorsements and $4M as his annual salary.
