LIV’s Johnson & Mickelson be a part of LeBron, Messi and Ronaldo on wealthy record

LIV Golf rebels Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson have been named amongst some stellar names after being included in Forbes’ high 10 richest athletes for 2023. The wealthy record for the yr has as soon as once more been launched, and while among the common names have made the reduce, there are a few surprises.

Unsurprisingly Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo tops the record following his mega-money transfer to Saudi outfit, Al Nassr, along with his on and off-field earnings tallying as much as £109 million ($136m) throughout the yr. Behind him is his footballing rival Lionel Messi, who raked in £104 million ($130m).

In third got here Messi’s Paris Saint Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe, who made £96.2 million ($120m), while common topic LeBron James got here in fourth with £96 million ($119.5m) throughout the yr.

Coming in at fifth was boxing star Canelo Alvarez with £88.2 million ($110m), earlier than LIV Golf makes it mark at six. As a end result the Saudi-funded circuit’s maiden seasonal champion Johnson is up subsequent after incomes a cool £85.8 million ($107m) following his controversial Saudi swap.

Johnson dominated the mega-money league in 2022, successful each the person championship and workforce championship within the £40.1 million ($50m) season finale in Miami. The 2020 Masters champion is just not the one LIV insurgent on the record although.

He is adopted by fellow American star Mickelson, who in line with the wealthy record made an eye-watering £85 million ($106m) in a rollercoaster yr for the six-time main champion. The LIV duo seemingly caught many off-guard with their inclusion, notably as each gamers noticed their off-field earnings dip over sponsors and companions thought to have issues over the Saudi backing.