Story Fizz's video: Top 10 Richest Sports Persons in the World 2019

Today we count down a list of the richest sportspersons in the world. First is LeBron James. The Cleveland Cavaliers star is still active in sports yet is already earning a name as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. His net worth is close to 400 million US dollars. LeBron also cashes in big time from endorsements for big brands such as Nike, Sprite and Beats by Dr Dre headphones. Another biggie from basketball, Shaquille O’Neal enjoyed an active career in the NBA that spanned 19 seasons. At present he is an analyst for the NBA. His illustrious career has seen Shaquille O’Neal’s worth value at an enormous 400 million US dollars. That’s earned from his time playing as well as for endorsements including Buick and Macy’s, among others. With a net worth close to 400 million US dollars, Lionel Messi is one of the richest sports players in the world. The quintessential face of football, Cristiano Ronaldo is worth around 450 million US dollars. His talent on the field and charming good looks have also seen him land many endorsements for brands such as Nike, Tag Heuer, Herbalife and American Tourister. The founder of Mayweather Promotions, Floyd Mayweather earned his millions in the ring as well as from endorsements for brands like Burger King and Hublot. Mayweather holds a fabulous record of 50-0 undefeated and this does explain his net worth of 560 million US dollars. Magic Johnson one of the greatest players of the game made a fortune as a part of the LA Lakers. Now the president of the LA Lakers, Johnson is worth a whopping 600 million US dollars. His acute business sense has also seen Johnson invest in many ventures. He reportedly owned 105 Starbucks coffee shops and a 4.5 percent stake in the LA Lakers that he jointly sold for a mind-boggling 100 million dollars. Michael Schumacher’s net worth is an estimated 800 million US dollars. Apart from earning big by racing for Mercedes and Ferrari, Schumacher also made hefty paychecks from endorsements for brands including Shell who reportedly paid the race car athlete a whopping 10 million dollars a year simply to wear a cap with their logo at all public events. Tiger Woods made millions from the game and from endorsements for brands such as Nike and Monster Energy. At present the Woods is worth a reported 740 million US dollars. Ion Tiriac will ring a bell for anyone who followed tennis in the 1970's. Being an all round athlete, he even competed in ice hockey in the 1964 Winter Olympics. At present Tiriac is a businessman and the president of the Romanian Tennis Federation. . Famously known as the Brasov Bulldozer, Ion Tiriac’s net worth is close to 2 billion US dollars. Vince McMahon is now the chairman and CEO of the world wrestling entertainment better known as WWE. He also makes money from other ventures that include hockey and rock concert sales. McMahon is at present estimated to have a net worth of a whopping 2.2 billion US dollars.