What Are The Highest Contracts In The World Of Sports?

Around the world, watching sports, supporting your favourite teams, and congratulating winning athletes are immensely popular activities. Profits come from that desire, just like in other sectors. In fact, the value of the sports sector is currently projected to be above $500 billion! Players have contract worth millions!

Whether you play basketball, baseball, football, soccer, or any other sport, being a famous athlete and playing for a major league club may be incredibly profitable. Of course, the sport has a big impact on how much money professional athletes make.

One by one let’s take a look at the highest contracts in the world of sports.

Football: CRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-paid athlete on the globe, according to Forbes, after his dramatic departure from European football for Saudi Arabia.

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) 200,000,000 euros
  2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 110,000,000 euros
  3. Lionel Messi (PSG) 65,000,000 euros
  4. Neymar (PSG) 55,000,000 euros
  5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 35,000,000 euros
  6. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 33,000,000 euros
  7. Robert Lewandowsky (Barcelona) 26,000,000 euros
  8. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) 25,000,000 euros
  9. Andres Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) 23,000,000 euros
  10. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 23,000,000 euros

Baseball: MAX SCHERZER

With his new deal, the pitcher for the NY Mets rose to the top spot in MLB. It is noteworthy that despite Scherzer being ranked higher than Justin Verlander for some unknown contractual reason, Verlander’s colleague in New York receives the same fixed salary.

  1. Max Scherzer (NYM) 43,333,333 dollars
  2. Justin Verlander (NYM) 43,333,333 dollars
  3. Aaron Judge (NYY) 40,000,000 dollars
  4. Jacob deGrom (TEX) 37,000,000 dollars
  5. Gerrit Cole (NYY) 36,000,000 dollars
  6. Mike Trout (LAA) 35,541,667 dollars
  7. Anthony Rendon (LAA) 35,000,000 dollars
  8. Stephen Strasburg (WSH) 35,000,000 dollars
  9. Francisco Lindor (NYM) 34,100,000 dollars
  10. Carlos Correa (MIN) 33,333,333 dollars

Basketball: NIKOLA JOKIC

In recent years, the Nuggets’ center has established himself as the NBA’s best power forward. While he lacks a more formidable squad to contend for the title, in terms of both individual categories and total performance, he is the best and so is his contract.

  1. Nikola Jokic (DEN) 54,404,000 dollars
  2. Stephen Curry (GSW) 53,838,416 dollars
  3. Joel Embiid (PHI) 52,528,000 dollars
  4. Bradley Beal (WAS) 50,203,930 dollars
  5. Jimmy Butler (MIA) 48,798,677 dollars
  6. LeBron James (LAL) 48,566,687 dollars
  7. Kevin Durant (PHX) 48,554,830 dollars
  8. Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 45,640,084 dollars
  9. Paul George (LAC) 44,066,367 dollars
  10. Damian Lillard (POR) 44,066,288 dollars

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: LAMAR JACKSON

The top 10 highest-paid players in the NFL are comprised of ten quarterbacks. Patrick Mahomes, who was awarded MVP of both the regular season and Super Bowl, is oddly only in eighth place with his contract.

  1. Lamar Jackson (BAL) 52,000,000 dollars
  2. Jalen Hurts (PHI) 51,000,000 dollars
  3. Aaron Rodgers (NYJ) 50,271,667 dollars
  4. Russell Wilson (DEN) 48,517,647 dollars
  5. Kyler Murray (ARI) 46,100,000 dollars
  6. Deshaun Watson (CLE) 46,000,000 dollars
  7. Patrick Mahomes (KC) 45,000,000 dollars
  8. Josh Allen (BUF) 43,005,667 dollars
  9. Dak Prescott (DAL) 40,000,000 dollars
  10. Daniel Jones (NYG) 40,000,000 dollars

FORMULA 1: MAX VERSTAPPEN

Red Bull has a star behind the wheel and was able to secure him with the greatest Formula 1 deal to date. In front of Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, and Fernando Alonso in the rankings comes Max Verstappen, who has dominated over the past two years.

  1. Max Verstappen (REB) 51,170,000 euros
  2. Lewis Hamilton (MER) 32,560,000 euros
  3. Charles Leclerc (FER) 22,330,000 euros
  4. Fernando Alonso (ASM) 20,000,000 euros
  5. Lando Norris (MAC) 18,600,000 euros
  6. Carlos Sainz (FER) 11,170,000 euros
  7. Sergio Pérez (REB) 9,300,000 euros
  8. Valtteri Bottas (ARO) 9,300,000 euros
  9. George Russell (MER) 7,440,000 euros
  10. Esteban Ocon (ALP) 5,580,000 euros

ICE HOCKEY: NATHAN MACKINNON

The NHL is the smaller sister of the American major leagues. Dollars are scarcer on the ice, as can be seen by a quick glance at the top earners in each league. With a little less than $13 million, Nathan MacKinnon leads the pack and earns about a third of what NBA and NFL superstars and NFL players make annually.

  1. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 12,600,000 dollars
  2. Connor McDavid (EDM) 12,500,000 dollars
  3. Artemi Panarin (NYR) 11,642,857 dollars
  4. Auston Matthews (TOR) 11,640,250 dollars
  5. Erik Karlsson (SJS) 11,500,000 dollars
  6. David Pastrnak (BOS) 11,250,000 dollars
  7. John Tavares (TOR) 11,000,000 dollars
  8. Drew Doughty (LAK) 11,000,000 dollars
  9. Mitchell Marner (TOR) 10,903,000 dollars
  10. Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) 10,500,000 dollars

 

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