Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has retain the highest-paid sportsperson for the second successive year, Forbes’ annual list of the world’s wealthiest athletes shows.
The Portuguese captain Ronaldo topped the influential business magazine’s list for the first time 12 months ago.
The Euro 2016 winner earned $93m (£72.05m) from salary, bonuses and endorsements last year.
The 32-year-old saw his earnings rise $5m (£3.87m) a year on.
The list of elite athletes consists of players from 11 different sports.
The Top 10
Cristiano Ronaldo – football ($93m/£72.05m)
LeBron James – basketball ($86.2m/£66.79m)
Lionel Messi – football ($80m/£61.98m)
Roger Federer – tennis ($64m/£49.58m)
Kevin Durant – basketball ($60.6m/£46.95m)
Andrew Luck – American football ($50m/£38.74m)
Rory McIlroy – golfer ($50m/£38.74m)
Stephen Curry – basketball ($47.3m/£36.64m)
James Harden – basketball ($46.6m/£36.10m)
Lewis Hamilton – formula 1 ($46m/£35.64m)
