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Roger Federer world's highest-paid sports star as top 100 richest athletes named
May 31, 2020
Roger Federer is now the world's highest-paid sports star, becoming the first tennis player to top the annual Forbes list.
The Swiss star raked in a huge £86.2million over the past 12 months, with £81million of that coming through endorsements.
Federer has risen four places from his ranking last year, when Lionel Messi was ranked No.1.
Messi now sits third on £84million, with Cristiano Ronaldo up to second on £85million.
"The coronavirus pandemic triggered salary cuts for soccer stars Messi and Ronaldo, clearing the way for a tennis player to rank as the world's highest-paid athlete for the first time," said Forbes' senior editor Kurt Badenhausen.
"Roger Federer is the perfect pitchman for companies, resulting in an unparalleled endorsement portfolio of blue-chip brands worth $100m a year for the tennis great."
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Tiger Woods and American Football stars Kirk Cousins and Carson Wentz make up the top 10, which is largely dominated by NBA and NFL players.
Boxing star Tyson Fury is the highest earning Briton after his stellar year saw him pick up a cool £46.2million.
There are four other British and Irish names in the top 20 in the form of Lewis Hamilton, Rory McIlroy, Conor McGregor and Anthony Joshua .
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