Lionel Messi richest sportsperson as per Forbes’ 2019 List Of The World’s 100 Highest-Paid Athletes; Kohli sole cricketer in the list
- Argentina football player, Lionel Messi has been named the richest sportsperson as per the Forbes’ 2019 List Of The World’s 100 Highest-Paid Athletes with $127 million in total earnings.
- Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is at the second place who earned $109 million.
- Virat Kohli is the only Cricketer and only Indian in the list and he is ranked at 100th place. He has an earning of $25 million. Apart from this tennis player Serena Williams is the only woman athlete in the list at the 63rd spot. She has an earning of $29.2 million.