Cristiano Ronaldo retains status as world's highest-paid athlete

Cristiano Ronaldo has retained his place at the top
of the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes after
earning $93million up to June 1, 2017.
The Real Madrid superstar - who lifted his second
successive Champions League trophy in Cardiff on
Saturday - raked in $58m in salary and winnings,
with endorsements of $35m keeping him top of the
list.
Basketball icon LeBron James is Ronaldo's nearest
challenger with total earnings of $86.2m, the
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard's income seeing
him claim £20m more in endorsements than the
Portugal international.
Ronaldo's great rival Lionel Messi completed the
top three but the Barcelona forward - who slips
down a place from second - was $13m below on
$80m for the 12-month period.
The top three are streets ahead of the rest, though,
Roger Federer sitting in fourth with earnings of
$62m - of which $58m came from sponsorship.
James is joined by fellow NBA stars Kevin Durant,
Stephen Curry and James Harden in the top 10,
while Rory McIlroy breaks into that group for the
first time.
McIlroy's fellow golfer Tiger Woods - who topped
the list in 2013 - remains in the top 20 just ahead
of Neymar despite only earning $104,000 in salary
over the 12 months, his $37m in endorsements
seeing him finish 17th.
Meanwhile, Serena Williams is the only female
athlete on the list after earning $27m, a figure that
sees her finish just outside the top 50.
Forbes' top 10 highest-paid athletes:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo - $93m
2. LeBron James - $86.2m
3. Lionel Messi - $80m
4. Roger Federer - $62m
5. Kevin Durant - $60.6m
6. Andrew Luck - $50m
6. Rory McIlroy - $50m
8. Stephen Curry - $47.3m
9. James Harden $46.6m
10. Lewis Hamilton - $46m Follow breaking news, entertainment news, politics, sports, comedy,tech, browsing cheat, join this Whatsapp group