Christiano Ronaldo leads the pack as the world’s highest-paid athlete- According to The Sun.
Forbes released their annual ranking of the world’s 100 best-paid sports personalities and Ronaldo tops the bill with staggering earnings of £71.8million.
It is the second consecutive year that the Real Madrid star has finished top of the pile.
Basketball star LeBron James who pocketed £66.6m in 2017 comes in second; whilst Ronaldo’s fierce rival Lionel Messi took home £61.8m.
Ronaldo, 32, received a £44.8m salary from his club Real Madrid whilst £27m came from endorsements.
Before Ronaldo topped the table, the best-paid athlete was either Tiger Woods or Floyd Mayweather for a staggering 15 years in a row.
Woods was ranked No.17 in the list this year despite his troubles on and off the golf course whilst Mayweather didn’t make the top 100 having failed to have a fight last year.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (football) – £71.8m
2. LeBron James (basketball) – £66.6m
3. Lionel Messi (football) – £61.8m
4. Roger Federer (tennis) – £49.4m
5. Kevin Durant (basketball) – £46.8m
6. Rory McIlroy (golf) – £38.6m
6. Andrew Luck (American football) – £38.6m
8. Stephen Curry (basketball) – £36.5m
9. James Harden (basketball) – £36m
10. Lewis Hamilton (F1) – £35.5m
