Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo retains Forbes top spot. Real Madrid maestro Cristiano Ronaldo retained his top spot as the world's highest- paid athlete as Forbes released its annual ranking of the world's 1. With earnings of £7.

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Portuguese is top of the pile for the second consecutive year. Before Ronaldo, the best- paid sports star was either Tiger Woods or Floyd Mayweather for 1. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo retained his top spot as the world's highest- paid athlete. Ronaldo enjoys Real's Champions League success at the Bernabeu a day after the Cardiff win. WORLD'S TOP 1. 0 HIGHEST- PAID ATHLETES IN 2.

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Rank. Athlete. Sport. Salary (£m)Endorsements (£m)Total Earnings (£m)1. Cristiano Ronaldo. Football. 44. 8 2.

Le. Bron James. Basketball. Lionel Messi. Football. Roger Federer. Tennis.

Kevin Durant. Basketball. Rory Mc. Ilroy. Golf. Free Iwatobi Swim Club Season 3 2017. Andrew Luck. American Football. Stephen Curry. Basketball. James Harden. Basketball. Playing It Straight Uk Season 2 there. Lewis Hamilton. Formula One. Woods ranks No 1.

Mayweather did not make the cut, having had no fights over the past 1. Cost of admission to the 2.

Massive TV contracts are fueling bigger salaries across team sports, pushing the entry level to qualify for the top 1. Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant dented sponsorship income this year,' said Kurt Badenhausen, senior editor of Forbes Media.

HOW THE CALCULATIONS WORK Forbes earnings figures include all salaries and bonuses earned between June 1, 2. June 1, 2. 01. 7. Endorsement incomes are an estimate of sponsorship deals, appearance fees and licensing income for the 1. June 1 based on conversations with dozens of industry insiders. The golfers' income includes course design work. Forbes do not deduct for taxes or agents' fees, nor do they include investment income. The list includes only athletes active in the last 1.

Le. Bron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers is the second highest- paid athlete in the world. The list of elite athletes consists of players from 1. Basketball dominates the list with a record 3. NBA players among the top 1.

American football with 1. There are 2. 1 countries represented on this year's World's Highest- Paid Athletes list, with Americans (6. Six Brits landed in the top 1. Rory Mc. Ilroy at No 6 with £3. NBA player Al Horford (No 4. Dominican Republic, while three Spaniards made the cut with Formula One's Fernando Alonso on top at No 2.

No other country had more than two athletes in the 1. Lewis Hamilton is the only Englishman in Forbes' top 1.

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