Sports Ronaldo, Messi, Federer Top Forbes List of Highest-Paid Athletes [SEE TOP 30]

[kemi]

Cristiano Ronaldo has been listed as the highest-paid athlete in the world by American business magazine Forbes.



The Real Madrid forward is the first footballer to ever top the annual list of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes, having earned $88m in the last 12 months – $6.6m more than Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, who is second.


See list of top 30 below:

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo - Soccer

#2 Lionel Messi - Soccer

#3 LeBron James - Basketball

#4 Roger Federer - Tennis

#5 Kevin Durant - Basketball

#6 Novak Djokovic - Tennis

#7 Cam Newton - Football

#8 Phil Mickelson - Golf

#9 Jordan Spieth - Golf

#10 Kobe Bryant - Basketball

#11 Lewis Hamilton - Racing

#12 Tiger Woods - Golf

#13 Eli Manning - Football

#14 Joe Flacco - Football

#15 Tom Brady - Football

#16 Floyd Mayweather - Boxing

#17 Rory McIlroy - Golf

#18 Russell Wilson - Football

#19 Sebastian Vettel - Racing

#20 Philip Rivers - Football


#21 Rafael Nadal - Tennis

#21 Neymar - Soccer

#23 Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Soccer

#24 Fernando Alonso - Racing

#25 Gareth Bale - Soccer

#26 Marcell Dareus - Football

#27 Peyton Manning - Football

#28 Derrick Rose - Basketball

#29 Kei Nishikori - Tennis

#30 A.J. Green - Football



Source: forbes.com