Top Earning Athletes 2025. Earning a second straight wta player of the year award. Ronaldo, who joined the saudi soccer club on a deal until 2025 after leaving manchester united last year, earned $136 million with forbes saying his annual playing salary went.
At just 22, she has now spent. The national football league (nfl) has the most number of athletes with large paychecks, followed by basketball players with the nba and soccer players making up the top 3 sports with the highest paid athletes.