12. Rory McIlroy
Takings/Payouts: $16.3 million
Advertisements: $32 million
Total Earnings: $48.3 million
He is a Northern Irish
professional golfer from Holywood in County Down who is a member of both the European PGA Tours.
The world's top-ranked golfer has been
on a huge roll with five PGA victories, consist of two Majors, over the last 12
months. The victories took him to receive $16.3 million in prize money, as well
as precious bonuses for his endorsements with Nike. He replaced Tiger Woods as
the face of Electronic Arts golf video game. This year's edition will be Rory
McIlroy PGA Tour. His endorsement contracts include Omega, Bose and Upper Deck,
to name a few.
13. Novak Djokovic
Takings/Payouts: $17.2 million
Advertisements: $31 million
Total Earnings: $48.2 million
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian
professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles
tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He is deemed as one of the
greatest tennis players of all time.
He has been on a far-fetched roll since
he brought to the fore his game starting in 2011. He was visible in the finals
of 13 of the last 18 Grand Slams (winning seven) and received $59 million in
prize money since the start of 2011. He positions second all-time in prize
money with $79 million. He signed up rewarding contracts with ANZ, Jacob's Creek,
Peugeot and Seiko last year.
14. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Takings/Payouts: $33.1 million
Advertisements: $6 million
Total Earnings: $39.1 million
He is a Swedish
professional footballer as a striker for French club Paris Saint Germain and
the Sweden national team for which he is captain
He led Paris Saint-Germain in goals and
to the French league title for the third year in a row. The Swedish striker
fueled speculation of a plan to move to MLS after his contract with the capital
city's club finishes in 2016 when he applied for a US working Visa. In late
2014 he gestured an end to his long-term endorsement with Nike by wearing a pair
of cleats with the swoosh logo barely perceptible.
15. Lewis Hamilton
Takings/Payouts: $36 million
Advertisements: $3 million
Total Earnings: $39 million
He is a
British Formula One racing driver from England, currently with Mercedes AMG
team. He is the 2008 and 2014 Formula One World Champion.
He signed a 3-year contract extension
in May to drive for Mercedes' F1 team. The contract kicks in with the 2016
season and could pay out more than $140 million, exclusive of bonuses. He won
his second F1 World Championship last year and is headed towards a third in
2015. He moved to Mercedes for the 2013 season in part to open potential
endorsement opportunities. He is one of the most money-making drivers in the
sport.
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