The world’s highest-paid soccer players 2024
Forbes ranks the highest-paid footballers in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Discover top soccer player salaries, contracts and endorsement deals.
Justin Birnbaum, Forbes Staff
These 10 countries are spending $1 million or more rewarding their Olympic medallists
American medalists will earn a collective $8.3 million from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, but two countries are paying even more for their athletes’ trips to the podium at the Paris Games.
USA Basketball rented out the entirety of a Paris hotel in city centre with 800 rooms
For most American squads at the Games, lodging, transportation and security might run $400,000. But the Dream Team established a luxurious precedent 32 years ago.
These countries pay Olympians six-figure bonuses for winning gold
Australia offers just $13,000 to athletes who make it to the podium at the Summer Games, but one Asian delegation will provide nearly $800,000 for Olympics glory.
The money behind the world’s highest-paid golfers
More than $1 billion in prize money is at stake for the sport’s top players—including a $20 million payday at this weekend’s 2024 U.S. Open.
Meet the billionaire owners facing off in the 2024 NBA finals
Wyc Grousbeck’s Boston Celtics are looking to win a record-breaking 18th NBA championship, while Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson and the Dallas Mavericks are trying to score the franchise’s second title.
Why no women are among the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes
Serena Williams retired, Naomi Osaka is coming back after a pregnancy and Caitlin Clark is just beginning her professional career. Here’s why Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff, Nelly Korda and others will soon give men a run for their money.
The world’s 10 highest-paid athletes 2024
For the first time in history, the 10 sports stars on Forbes’ annual ranking earned more than $100 million each—a record-breaking $1.38 billion combined.
The World’s Highest-Paid Soccer Players 2023
Outrageous Saudi contracts and a major MLS signing realigned the soccer universe this year. But a roster of marquee names—including Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar—remain on top of the financial table.
Michael Jordan is now worth US$3 billion and joins The Forbes 400
Thanks to his sale of the Charlotte Hornets, the NBA legend is in rare air—becoming the first professional athlete to rank among America’s 400 wealthiest people.