Top 10 highest paid sportsmen in the world ranked

By Anirudh Menon

Modified Nov 03, 2017 17:08 GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi Roger Federer 10 highest paid sportsmen world Forbes — Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Roger Federer all figure prominently in the list!

#8 Stephen Curry

Golden State Warriors v Washington Wizards — Steph Curry analyses his options as he dominates the NBA Finals vs the Cleveland Cavaliers

Nationality: American (US)

Earnings: $47.3 Million

Salary/Winnings: $12.3 Million

Endorsements: $35 Million

Major Endorsements: UnderArmour, JP Morgan Chase, Brita, Vivo, PressPlay

With a salary of $12.3 million (in 2016-17), Stephen Curry was the 85th highest-paid athlete in the NBA... making the Golden State Warriors official that negotiated the deal the proud author of one of the biggest bargains in NBA, nay, sports history.

The 2-time MVP (and the first unanimous MVP vote in league history) is set to be paid much more (~200 million over five years) as his new deal comes into force but off-the-court, his endorsements have skyrocketed.

Curry had the NBA's best-selling jersey each of the past two seasons and his endorsement money has tripled in the past 12 months with brands tripping over each other to get his signature.

Curry is not going to be at #8 when Forbes does this list next year - that's for sure.

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Edited by Anirudh Menon