Everyone loves cheering for a famous athlete or for favorite sports team in a competition setting. Even shy or quiet folks go out of their comfort zones to shout and cheer on their players on sporting events or even when watching them on TV.
All need relaxation and just have fun amidst the pressures at home, office and
school, but what human needs is to have spotless and devout entertainment but
not worldly, errant fun.
It
is not wide of the mark for Christians to have leisure pursuits. Involving in
the leisure of sports themselves is neutral and is neither right nor wrong. The
key is the attitude of the individual participating in the diversion.
Now
sit back and relax while browsing and see for yourself, whether your favorite player
belongs to the globe’s highest-paid athlete:
1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Takings/Pay Outs: $285 million
Advertisements: $15 million
Total Earnings: $300
million
Known as Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr., Floyd is an American
professional boxer, renowned as the very best boxer of his generation, and regarded as one of the all time greatest fighters to ever live.
His
$300 million year breaks the record which was previously occupied by Tiger
Woods who banked $115 million in 2008. His May 2 fight against Manny Pacquiao
smashed multiple boxing financial records, including Pay-per-view buys (4.4
million), total gate ($73 million) and sponsorships ($13 million). He has
typically eschewed endorsement contracts, but signed agreements with Burger King, Hublot,
FanDuel and prior to the May fight.
2. Manny Pacquiao
Takings/Payouts: $148 million
Advertisements: $12 million
Total Earnings: $160
million
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, is a
Filipino world champion professional boxer, elected to the Philippine House of Representatives at the age of 32. He has also been engaged in
basketball, singing and acting.
Manny's $125 million take home pay for
his bout against Floyd Mayweather was four times his previous high for a boxing
match (he also bagged $23 million for his November fight against Chris
Algieri). He increased his income further through endorsement contracts with Nestle's, Nike, Wonderful Pistachios, Foot Locker, Butterfinger among others in the
Philippines.
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Takings/Payouts: $52.6 million
Advertisements: $27 million
Total Earnings: $79.6
million
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese
professional footballer who plays for Spanish club real Madrid and Portugal national team. He is a
forward and serves as captain for Portugal. The three-time and reigning FIFA
best player in the world has achieved 60 or more goals in each of the last four
calendar years. Likewise, he’s the world's most well-liked athlete, with 102
million Facebook and 35 million Twitter followers.
4. Lionel Messi
Takings/Payouts: $51.8 million
Advertisements: $22 million
Total Earnings: $73.8
million
Lionel Andres "Leo" Messi Cuccittini is
an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona Spanish and the Argentina national team as a forward, and the captain of the
national team.
In 2014, Barcelona recompensed their record four-time FIFA
player of the year with a $9 million a year increase in his 7th contract since
2005 taking him to a whopping $50 million a year through 2018. The Argentine is
reputed for most goals in Barca competitions, most goals in La Liga
competitions, most goals scored in a calendar year and most hat tricks scored.
5. Roger Federer
Takings/Payouts: $9 million
Advertisements: $58 million
Total Earnings: $67 million
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player
who is currently ranked world’s No. 2 by the Association of Tennis
Professionals. Many commentators and players recognized him as the greatest tennis player of all time.
He
maintains the records for most singles Grand Slam wins (17) and career prize
money ($90 million). His endorsement contract is filled with long-term deals
with renowned companies like Rolex, Nike, and Credit Suisse. His contract
with Mercedes-Benz was extended at the end of 2014 for another three years
6. LeBron James
Takings/Payouts: $20.8 million
Advertisements: $44 million
Total Earnings: $64.8 million
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional
basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association, who has
started at the small forward and power forward positions.
He emerges as the first NBA player to appear in five
straight NBA Finals since the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1960s. The NBA's
top pitchman added Kia Motors in 2014 to his endorsement proejects, which
already included Coca-Cola, Nike, Samsung, McDonald's, Upper Deck, Audemars Piguet, Beats by Dre, and Tencent. Among active players at $340 million in the
U.S. during 2014, the sales of his signature Nike shoes were tops
7. Kevin Durant
Takings/Payouts: $19.1 million
Advertisements: $35 million
Total Earnings: $54.1 million
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional
basketball player who currently plays with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association, played the small forward
position for the Thunder, formerly the Seattle SuperSonics.
He recorded a blockbuster, 10-year deal with Nike
in 2014 that could be valued up to $300 million, exclusive of royalties. It is
the richest endorsement contract of any active athlete and is one of a dozen
sponsors for the four-time scoring champ. The 2015-16 seasons are the final
year on the $85 million contract he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder in
2010.
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