Roger Federer

roger federer

The highest earning international athletes. With endorsement king of the world David Beckham now retired, Cristiano Ronaldo takes the top spot—but not by much. Lionel Messi, whose salary was just increased to exceed Ronaldo’s, is close on his heels despite having far less in endorsement money. Soccer salaries are up, up, up, all across the board, which is why tennis stars Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka missed the cut.

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If you were looking only at on-the-court tournament earnings from last year, you'd think Federer had completely fallen off the map. But he's been dominant for so long that he's still comfortably at the top of tennis-world fame. With $35 million a year in endorsements from Nike, Wilson, Rolex, National Suisse, Moet, Mercedes, Lindt, Jura, Credit Suisse, and Gillette, Fed remains the sport's biggest global ambassador.