Here is a rundown of the Top 10 Richest Sportsmen in the World :

 

10. RAFAEL NADAL- $125 million

 Known as “The King of Clay” he has achieved some amazing milestones in his career. In his few years as a professional tennis player, he has mounted new heights with the 10 Grand Slam titles, World Number One Title, 6 French Open titles and an Olympic gold medal in 2008 Beijing Olympics. With major endorsements like Nike and Bacardi under his belt, he has made a lot of money. It is notable that he earns 4.5 million USD for each match he plays. Though he was knocked down due a knee injury in 2012, he came back in 2013 to bag prize money of $6.8 million in men’s tour.
 

9. Phil Mickelson- $180 million

 Phil Alfred Mickelson is an American professional Golf player. He was born on sixteenth June 1970 in California. He has won 43 championships on the PGA Tour, including four noteworthy titles: three Masters Titles, a PGA Championship, and an Open Championship. Mickelson has spent over 680 weeks in the main 10 official World Golf positioning. His net worth is 180 million dollars.
 

8. Lionel Messi- $218 million

 He was born on 24th June 1987. He is an Argentine expert football player who plays as forward for Barcelona and Argentina national group. He is the main player to win 3 European Golden Shoes. In Barcelona group, he has won 8 La Liga titles and 4 UEFA Champions League titles. He scored more than 500 objective clubs and additionally for the nation. In 2005, FIFA world class he won both the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe grant. His net worth is $218 million

 

7. Manny Pacquiao- $250 million

 At the 7th position of this list is Manny Pacquiao, who is a Filipino professional boxer. He was born on seventeenth December 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He is one of the best boxers ever and won nine world titles. He is the primary part to win a lineal title in four unique classes. In 2000, he was named as “Contender of the Decade”. He is identified as the main contender against Floyd Mayweather in professional boxing. His net worth is $250 million.
 

6. Cristiano Ronaldo- $280 million

 Cristiano Ronaldo was born on fifth February 1985. He is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as forward for Real Madrid and Portuguese National group. He is the only player to win 4 European Golden shoes. In 2009 he exchanged from Manchester United to Real Madrid with the value of $132 million. His net worth is $280 million. He became the fastest player to complete 200 goals in La Liga title. He is very good looking and is engaged with numerous brand endorsements, including Nike.

  

5. LeBron James- $300 million

 Standing 6 ft 8 inches tall, LeBron James is an American expert Basketball player for Cleveland Cavalries. He was born on 30th December 1984 in Akron. James has won 3 times NBA Champion titles, and 3 times NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, 12 times NBA All-Star title, 4 times NBA Most Valuable Player title, 2 times Mr. Basketball USA and many more titles. He started his career as a basketball player when he was in secondary school. His net worth is 300 million dollars. He is recognized as the Cavalier’s all-time leading scorer. He is one amongst the Top 10 Richest Sportsmen in The World 2017.
 

4. Roger Federer- $320 million

 Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently positioned World No. 3 in the Association of Tennis Professionals. He was born on eighth August 1981 in Switzerland. He has featured at World No 1 position for over 300 weeks with 237 consecutive weeks. He also holds the record of reaching Wimbledon final ten times and each Grand Slam final at least 5 times. Federer has won 17 Grand Slam Titles and is the only player to win five consecutive US Open titles. He has earned about US$ 98,930,800 through prize money, which is the 2nd all-time highest earning. He has won 88 titles in his career. His net worth is 320 million dollars.
 

3. Kobe Bryant- $320 million

 He is one of the greatest players of Los Angeles Lakers. He was born on 23rd August 1978 in Philadelphia. He has 5 NBA Champion titles, 2 times NBA finals Most Valuable Player, 18 times NBA All-Star and many more titles under his belt. He is the all-time leading scorer for Los Angeles Lakers. His net worth is 320 million dollars. He holds a unique record in NBA for representing most seasons under one franchise for an entire career.
 

2. Floyd Mayweather- $620 million

 He is an American former professional boxer, considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all-time. He was born on 24th February 1977 in Michigan. He has won 15 world titles and is said to be the greatest welterweight boxer of all-time. He has had an undefeated professional career with 23 wins by Knockout out of 49 victories. In 1998 and 2007 he got The Ring magazine’s Fighter of the Year prize and six-time winner of Best Fighter ESPY Award. His net worth is 620 million dollars and is said to have produced $1.3 billion revenue throughout his career.
 

 

1. Tiger Woods- $700 million

 Eldrick Tont ‘Tiger’ Woods is an American professional Golf player who is considered to be one of the greatest Golfers ever. He has won PGA Player of the Year, for record eleven times. He is the youngest golfer to achieve the career Grand slam and the fastest player to win 50 tournaments on tour. His net worth is 700 million dollars and has been named one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years.
 This was the list of the Top 10 Richest Sportsmen or Athletes in the World for 2017. They are very popular and are also some of the greatest players of their sports. They have achieved incredible milestones in their career and have rightly earned the name, fame and assets. They stand as inspirations for aspiring talents in sports and will continue to inspire for next several decades.

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