The world's top paid athletes, according to Forbes


[post_page_title]Neymar[/post_page_title]
Neymar earned $37 million over the past year, less than half of it coming from his salary. The Brazilian earned $15 million from his salary and $22 million from endorsements and has a contract with Barcelona through 2021. He has endorsement deals with Gillette, Beats by Dre, Panasonic and Nike. He was even the first soccer player in the world to have custom Air Jordan shoes. According to Forbes, he is the only 25-year-old who earns more off the pitch than he does for playing.
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