{
  "id": 432759,
  "title": "Top 10 Highest-Paid Athletes in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/top-10-highest-paid-athletes-in-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T03:32:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2117097/top-10-highest-paid-athletes-in-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The world's top 10 highest-paid athletes in 2026 generated a combined $4.1 billion, slightly lower than the record $4.2 billion earned in 2025. Cristiano Ronaldo led the list, earning $300 million through a mix of on-field and off-field income. Canelo Alvarez, Lionel Messi, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry rounded out the top five, demonstrating the significant revenue potential of endorsements and commercial ventures alongside sports performance.",
  "summary": "Cristiano Ronaldo leads the 10 highest-paid athletes in 2026, with soccer, basketball, boxing, baseball, golf and F1 stars on the list.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}