The highest paid athlete in the world in 2024 was soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who racked up on and off field earnings of around 260 million U.S. dollars. He was the only athlete from Portugal to make it into the top 50. By comparison, almost 30 of the athletes on the list were from the United States.
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