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Published: 2023-09-11

Fashion Brand Deals

When we wrote about the history of the world's biggest fashion companies, we were surprised to find that almost all of today's very successful fashion houses have collaborated with celebrities, mostly athletes. Nike started this trend in the 80s with Michael Jordan. The fashion industry and super athletes seem to be a perfect marketing match. The strategy has been so successful that it has been replicated throughout the industry.

So we did some research to see how many mega deals actually exist. This is our list. That doesn't mean there aren't many more out there. We will add them over time. So check back often.

Note that most of these numbers are estimates, since we do not have access to the original contracts. But you can verify and read about them yourself, as each claim has one or more source links in the table.

Sports personSportBrandSumyearlyadditionallyCurrencyStartYearsSourcesInfo
Cristiano RonaldoSoccerNike1,000,000,00024,000,000-USD2003lifetime๐Ÿ”—
Cristiano RonaldoSoccerEmporio Armani4,000,0001,000,000-GBP20104๐Ÿ”—
Cristiano RonaldoSoccerLouis Vuitton2,000,000--USD2022-๐Ÿ”—
Lionel MessiSoccerAdidas1,000,000,000--USD2017lifetime๐Ÿ”—
Lionel MessiSoccerAdidas-19,200,000--2017lifetime๐Ÿ”—
Lionel MessiSoccerLouis Vuitton1,700,000--USD2022-๐Ÿ”—
NeymarSoccerNike105,000,000--USD201111๐Ÿ”—
NeymarSoccerPuma27,500,000--EUR2020-๐Ÿ”— ๐Ÿ”—
Zlatan Ibrahimoviฤ‡SoccerNike2,500,000--EUR20234๐Ÿ”—
David BeckhamSoccerAdidas160,800,000--USD2003lifetime๐Ÿ”—
David BeckhamSoccerCalvin Klein500,000--GBP20052๐Ÿ”—
David BeckhamSoccerArmani20,000,000--USD2012-๐Ÿ”—
Wayne RooneySoccerNike1,000,000--GBP--๐Ÿ”—
Roger FedererTennisUniqlo300,000,00030,000,000-USD201810๐Ÿ”—
Roger FedererTennisRolex15,000,0001,500,000-USD200610๐Ÿ”—
Roger FedererTennisRolex-8,000,000-USD2016-๐Ÿ”—
Roger FedererTennisNike-10,000,000-USD199424๐Ÿ”—
Novak DjokovicTennisLacoste-9,400,000-USD20178๐Ÿ”— ๐Ÿ”—
Rafael NadalTennisNike-10,000,000-USD2013-๐Ÿ”—
Serena WilliamsTennisPuma12,000,000--USD19975๐Ÿ”—
Serena WilliamsTennisNike55,000,000--USD20038๐Ÿ”—
Maria SharapovaTennisNike70,000,000--USD20108๐Ÿ”—
Michael JordanBasketballNike500,000--USD19845๐Ÿ”—
Michael JordanBasketballNike--130,000,000USD1984lifetime๐Ÿ”—
Michael JordanBasketballHanes14,000,000--USD198932๐Ÿ”—
Michael JordanBasketballXEL (Perfume)10,600,000--USD198932๐Ÿ”—
Shaquille O'NealBasketballReebok-15,000,000-USD19927๐Ÿ”— ๐Ÿ”—
Lebron JamesBasketballNike87,000,000--USD20037๐Ÿ”—
Lebron JamesBasketballNike1,000,000,000--USD2015lifetime๐Ÿ”— ๐Ÿ”—
Steph CurryBasketballUnder Armour20,000,000--USDupto 2024-๐Ÿ”—
Steph CurryBasketballUnder Armour40,000,0004,000,000-USD201310๐Ÿ”—
Steph CurryBasketballUnder Armour215,000,000--USD2023-๐Ÿ”—
Kevin DurantBasketballNike300,000,000-50,000,000USD201410๐Ÿ”—
Kevin DurantBasketballNike---USD2023lifetime๐Ÿ”—
Giannis AntetokounmpoBasketballNike-10,000,000-USD20172๐Ÿ”—
Giannis AntetokounmpoBasketballNike100,000,000--USD20175๐Ÿ”— ๐Ÿ”—
Russel WestbrookBasketballNike60,000,000--USD201710๐Ÿ”—
Klay ThompsonBasketballAnta80,000,000--USD201610๐Ÿ”—
Damian LillardBasketballAdidas100,000,000--USD201410๐Ÿ”—
James HardenBasketballAdidas200,000,000--USD201513๐Ÿ”—
Paul GeorgeBasketballNike-5,500,000-USD2017-๐Ÿ”—
Kawhi LeonardBasketballNike-500,000-USD20117๐Ÿ”—
Kawhi LeonardBasketballNew Balance-5,000,000-USD2018-๐Ÿ”—
Anthony DavisBasketballNike-5,000,000-USD201710๐Ÿ”—
Jimmy ButlerBasketballNike-5,000,000-USD20146๐Ÿ”—
Jimmy ButlerBasketballLi Ning-3,000,000-USD2020-๐Ÿ”—
John WallBasketballReebok25,000,000--USD20105๐Ÿ”—
John WallBasketballAdidas-4,000,000-USD20185๐Ÿ”—
Dwyane WadeBasketballConverse--2,400,000USD20036๐Ÿ”—
Dwyane WadeBasketballLi Ning60,000,000--USD201210๐Ÿ”—
Tiger WoodsGolfNike40,000,000--USD19965๐Ÿ”—
Tiger WoodsGolfNike100,000,000--USD20015๐Ÿ”—
Tiger WoodsGolfNike200,000,000--USD20067๐Ÿ”—
Tiger WoodsGolfTag Heuer10,000,000--USD200210๐Ÿ”—
Tiger WoodsGolfRolex7,000,000--USD19975๐Ÿ”—
Tiger WoodsGolfRolex---USD2011-๐Ÿ”—
Rory McIlroyGolfNike250,000,000--USD20135๐Ÿ”—
Rory McIlroyGolfNike200,000,000--USD201710๐Ÿ”—
Jordan SpiethGolfUnder Armour-20,000,000USD201510๐Ÿ”—
Lewis HamiltonFormula 1Tommy Hilfiger5,200,000--USD2018-๐Ÿ”—
Lewis HamiltonFormula 1Puma-2,610,000-USD2019-๐Ÿ”—
Lewis HamiltonFormula 1IWC-2,000,000-USD2019-๐Ÿ”—
Virat KohliCricketPuma13,000,000--USD20178๐Ÿ”—
Russel WilsonAmerican FootballNike-5,000,000-USD2016-๐Ÿ”—
Odell Beckham Jr.American FootballNike29,000,000--USD20175๐Ÿ”—
Tom BradyAmerican FootballUnder Armour-10,000,000-USD201011๐Ÿ”—
Tom BradyAmerican FootballChristopher Cloos---EUR2020-๐Ÿ”—