samuel eto'o was the highest paid sportsman in the world.
samuel eto'o was the highest paid sportsman in the world.
who's the highest paid sportsman in the world?
samuel eto'o
james has signed numerous endorsement contracts; some of the companies that he has done business with are audemars piguet, coca-cola, dunkin' brands, mcdonald's, nike, state farm and beats by dre. coming out of high school, he was the target of a three-way bidding war among nike, reebok, and adidas, eventually signing with nike for approximately $90 million. his signature shoes have performed well for nike. in 2011, fenway sports group became the sole global marketer of his rights, and as part of the deal, he was granted a minority stake in the english premier league football club liverpool, who he has claimed his support for. as a result of james's endorsement money and nba salary, he has been listed as one of the world's highest-paid athletes. in 2013, he surpassed kobe bryant as the highest paid basketball player in the world, with earnings of $56.5 million. in 2014, james realized a profit of more than $30 million as part of apple's acquisition of beats electronics; he had originally struck a deal to get a small stake in the company at its inception in exchange for promoting its headphones. in 2015, he was ranked the sixth highest earning sportsperson, and third highest in 2016 (after cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi). james has stated that he would like to own an nba team in the future, albeit in a hands-off capacity. in 2011, james co-founded the designer retail store unknwn in miami, florida.
lebron james
"forbes" magazine listed räikkönen 36th in their 2008 'celebrity 100' as the 26th highest paid celebrity and fifth highest paid sportsman. the same list in 2009 recorded him as the second highest-paid athlete.









































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kimi räikkönen