Lionel Messi becomes the “king” of the sports industry in 2022.
Another year is about to pass, 2022 will remain in Lionel Messi’s memory forever, this is a milestone marking a brilliant milestone, seeing Messi and the Argentina team lift the World Cup gold trophy.
Messi once claimed to be able to “exchange all 7 golden balls” won for the World Cup title, now M10 has the World Cup gold cup and he may receive the 8th golden ball in his career.
Messi (middle) has the best money in sports in 2022
With all the great things, the Argentinian footballer has risen to the top in terms of earning achievements for the past 1 year. Accordingly, El Pulga won a total of £108 million, surpassing sports billionaire, basketball superstar Lebron James (£101 million), in third place is none other than Cristano Ronaldo with £ 96 million. Although retired, but Roger Federer still ranks very high, “Express train” ranks 7th with 75 million pounds.
Let’s take a look at the 10 highest-earning sports stars in 2022, according to Forbes.
10. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player earned £67m in the past year
9. Tom Brady, legendary American football player earns £70 million in 2022
8. Canelo Alvarez, Mexican boxer earns 75 million pounds
7. Roger Federer , retired tennis legend still earns £75 million
6. Kevin Durant, American basketball player brought in another £77 million
5. Stephen Curry, still an American basketball star, earns up to 77 million pounds
4. Neymar, Brazilian soccer superstar, earns a total of £79 million
3. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese player, “pocketed” another £ 96 million
2. Lebron James, an American basketball player with a net worth of more than 1 billion USD, ranked second in terms of earning power in 2022 with 101 million pounds.
1. Lionel Messi, the Argentinian football player had the most perfect year of his career, taking home the World Cup gold cup and earning unmatched money with £107 million.
