The 20 highest-earning International athletes
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06-18-2011, 07:43 PM
The 20 highest-earning International athletes
2011 Fortunate 50 - SI.com
Roger still rules. The alltime leader in Grand Slam titles may not have won a major in more than a year, but the Swiss dominator still earns the most money out of the top 20 non-American athletes in the world. Federer's enormous endorsement portfolio puts him at No. 1, but barely a quarter-million more than No. 2 Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino boxer and congressman earned more than $50 million for two bouts over the past 12 months.
The average earnings of the International 20 hold steady at around $31 million, thanks to the strengthened power of European currencies, and buoyed by increasing earnings for global soccer stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and enormous payouts for top Formula 1 drivers like Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.
In all, this year's list features eight soccer players, four motor-sports stars, three NBA players, two tennis players, two baseball players and one boxer. As always, our list includes salary, bonuses, endorsement income and appearance fees.
1 Roger Federer
Tennis
Switzerland
Last Year's Rank: 1
$52,781,940
2 Manny Pacquiao
Boxing
Philippines
Last Year's Rank: 5
$52,500,000
3 Fernando Alonso
Auto racing
Spain
Last Year's Rank: 17
$45,000,000
4 Lionel Messi
FC Barcelona (soccer)
Argentina
Last Year's Rank: 2
$43,800,000
5 Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid (soccer)
Portugal
Last Year's Rank: 4
$38,800,000
6 Yao Ming
Houston Rockets (NBA)
China
Last Year's Rank: 8
$35,686,100
7 Rafael Nadal
Tennis
Spain
Last Year's Rank: 9
$31,506,278
8 Valentino Rossi
Motor sports
Italy
Last Year's Rank: 7
$30,000,000
9 Wayne Rooney
Manchester United (soccer)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: NR
$29,200,000
10 Kaká
Real Madrid (soccer)
Brazil
Last Year's Rank: 11
$27,300,000
11 David Beckham
LA Galaxy (MLS)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: 3
$26,800,000
12 Ronaldinho
Flamengo (soccer)
Brazil
Last Year's Rank: 16
$25,800,000
T-13Ichiro Suzuki
Seattle Mariners (MLB)
Japan
Last Year's Rank: 6
$24,000,000
T-13Lewis Hamilton
Auto racing
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: 10
$24,000,000
15 Carlos Tévez
Manchester City (soccer)
Argentina
Last Year's Rank: 18
$21,700,000
16 Dirk Nowitzki
Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
Germany
Last Year's Rank: 13
$21,278,618
17 Pau Gasol
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Spain
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,822,187
18 Miguel Cabrera
Detroit Tigers (MLB)
Venezuela
Last Year's Rank: 19
$20,250,000
19 Frank Lampard
Chelsea (soccer)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,100,000
20 Michael Schumacher
Auto racing
Germany
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,000,000
Roger still rules. The alltime leader in Grand Slam titles may not have won a major in more than a year, but the Swiss dominator still earns the most money out of the top 20 non-American athletes in the world. Federer's enormous endorsement portfolio puts him at No. 1, but barely a quarter-million more than No. 2 Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino boxer and congressman earned more than $50 million for two bouts over the past 12 months.
The average earnings of the International 20 hold steady at around $31 million, thanks to the strengthened power of European currencies, and buoyed by increasing earnings for global soccer stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and enormous payouts for top Formula 1 drivers like Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.
In all, this year's list features eight soccer players, four motor-sports stars, three NBA players, two tennis players, two baseball players and one boxer. As always, our list includes salary, bonuses, endorsement income and appearance fees.
1 Roger Federer
Tennis
Switzerland
Last Year's Rank: 1
$52,781,940
2 Manny Pacquiao
Boxing
Philippines
Last Year's Rank: 5
$52,500,000
3 Fernando Alonso
Auto racing
Spain
Last Year's Rank: 17
$45,000,000
4 Lionel Messi
FC Barcelona (soccer)
Argentina
Last Year's Rank: 2
$43,800,000
5 Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid (soccer)
Portugal
Last Year's Rank: 4
$38,800,000
6 Yao Ming
Houston Rockets (NBA)
China
Last Year's Rank: 8
$35,686,100
7 Rafael Nadal
Tennis
Spain
Last Year's Rank: 9
$31,506,278
8 Valentino Rossi
Motor sports
Italy
Last Year's Rank: 7
$30,000,000
9 Wayne Rooney
Manchester United (soccer)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: NR
$29,200,000
10 Kaká
Real Madrid (soccer)
Brazil
Last Year's Rank: 11
$27,300,000
11 David Beckham
LA Galaxy (MLS)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: 3
$26,800,000
12 Ronaldinho
Flamengo (soccer)
Brazil
Last Year's Rank: 16
$25,800,000
T-13Ichiro Suzuki
Seattle Mariners (MLB)
Japan
Last Year's Rank: 6
$24,000,000
T-13Lewis Hamilton
Auto racing
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: 10
$24,000,000
15 Carlos Tévez
Manchester City (soccer)
Argentina
Last Year's Rank: 18
$21,700,000
16 Dirk Nowitzki
Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
Germany
Last Year's Rank: 13
$21,278,618
17 Pau Gasol
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Spain
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,822,187
18 Miguel Cabrera
Detroit Tigers (MLB)
Venezuela
Last Year's Rank: 19
$20,250,000
19 Frank Lampard
Chelsea (soccer)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,100,000
20 Michael Schumacher
Auto racing
Germany
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,000,000
