Album: Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes of 2021

The world's leading athletes might've been sidelined for much of 2020, but they were back with a bang this year, taking home pretax gross earnings of $1.05 billion during the past 12 months, according to Forbes. 

Some of these athletes made much of their earnings on-court, but some made considerable bag through off-court sponsorship and brand deals. Swipe through the album to see how much these guys made. Can you guess who's number 1?