Federer on his way to becoming a sports billionaire
It's a magical limit that not many people reach. In athletes, you can count them on one hand. Roger Federer is likely to be one of them this year - we're talking about $ 1 billion that he will have raised in his athletic career. We say Chapeau!
by Felix Lang
last edit: Jan 09, 2020, 01:38 pm
The sports billionaires include names like basketball star Michael Jordan with an estimated net worth of $ 1.85 billion. The NBA Champion was the most marketed athlete during his career and is still the richest athlete in history.
A well-known name from golf can also be found on his heels. We're talking about Tiger Woods ($ 1.7 billion). Not only are the assets of the two at a remarkable level, both athletes were also the advertising faces for Nike.
Golfers are also on the next two courses: Arnold Palmer (1.4 billion), who died last year and Jack Nicklaus (1.2 billion).
Back to Roger Federer - The 38-year-old has earned just over $ 900 million on and next to the tennis court; last year alone, according to Forbes, it was just under $ 94 million, more than ever before in his career.
It is very likely that Federer will break the $ 100 million mark this year, breaking the magical 1 billion mark. This is certainly also due to a very lucrative deal with the Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo, which is supposed to flush him with around 25 million euros a year.
That Federer could get so much money in his head? Rather unlikely. Already in 2000 he told Blick: "I am economical and do not throw money at me."
Roger Federer not only seems to keep a cool head next to the square, just a real maestro!