Soccer player Ronaldo earned $88 million over the past 12 months and become the world’s highest-paid athlete, according to Forbes.
Here is the top 10 highest paid athlete in the world
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Total Earnings: $88 million
2. Lionel Messi
Total Earnings: $81.4 million
3. LeBron James
Total Earnings: $77.2 million
4. Roger Federer
Total Earnings: $67.8 million
5. Kevin Durant
Total Earnings: $56.2 million
6. Novak Djokovic
Total Earnings: $55.8 million
7. Cam Newton
Total Earnings: $53.1 million
8. Phil Mickelson
Total Earnings: $52.9 million
9. Jordan Spieth
Total Earnings: $52.8 million
10. Kobe Bryant
Total Earnings: $50 million
See the full list here [The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes Of 2016]