HIGH PAID ATHLETES
Added on: 21st Jan 2016
NDAMUKONG SUH
Although he is often criticized for his aggressive style of play
and he has been named the least-liked player in the NFL,
Suh probably doesn’t care very much as he collects his
$38.6 million.
LEWIS HAMILTON
A British Formula One racer, Lewis has been labelled the
“first black driver in Formula One”. His earnings
amount to £32 million a season.
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIÃ
The Swedish footballer has been called one of Sweden’s greatest
athletes ever. He made $39.1 million in 2015.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
A Serbian tennis player, Novak is known as one of the greatest
tennis players ever. This is also the first big earnings jump on this
list with Novak making nearly $10 million more than our last athlete,
Zlatan Ibrahimoviã. In 2015 he was expected to make $48.2 million.
RORY MCILROY
This Northern Irish golfer is the first European to win three
different majors. His earnings total to £33.7 million.
BEN ROETHLISBERGER
An NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben is the highest
paid American Football player on this list. He makes $48.9 million
per year.
KOBE BRYANT
The youngest NBA player ever to reach 30,000 career points,
Kobe makes nearly $50 million every year.
TIGER WOODS
Although Tiger is the first athlete to be worth more than $1 billion,
this year he will only make $50.6 million, which means he is no
longer the highest paid golfer on our list.
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