cristiano ronaldo is the highest paid professional athlete in the world.
cristiano ronaldo is the highest paid professional athlete in the world.
who is the highest paid professional athlete in the world?
cristiano ronaldo
neymar has signed many sponsorship deals since his reputation began to grow from the age of 17. in march 2011, he signed an 11-year contract with american sportswear company nike. in the same month, panasonic paid us$2.4 million to secure neymar's services for two years. prior to signing for barcelona, "france football" had ranked neymar 13th in its list of the world's richest players in 2012, with total earnings of $18.8 million for the previous 12 months. he has also signed other sponsorships from volkswagen, tenys pé baruel, lupo, ambev, claro, unilever and santander. by 2018, "france football" ranked neymar the third highest paid footballer in the world, earning €81.5m ($95m) for a calendar year in combined income from salaries, bonuses and endorsements deals. in 2019, "forbes" ranked neymar the world's third highest-paid athlete (after lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo) with earnings of $105 million for the calendar year.
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bullet::::- at a press conference in new york city, pele, the brazilian superstar footballer, signed a contract with the new york cosmos of the north american soccer league that made him the highest paid professional athlete in the world. the salary for pele, who grown up in poverty, was $4,700,000 for 107 regular season games for the cosmos in 1975, 1976, and 1977.









































bullet::::- in washington, dc, the rockefeller commission issued its report on cia abuses, recommending a joint congressional oversight committee on intelligence.









































section::::june 11, 1975 (wednesday).
june 1975