Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo remained atop Forbes’
list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, beating out NBA star LeBron James,
Soccernet reports.
Ronaldo, 32, is reckoned to have earned $93m between his Real salary ($58m) and
off-the-field endorsements ($35m) last year. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, who was No. 2 last year,
was third on the list, with calculated earnings of $80m ($53m in
salary/winnings, $27m in endorsements).
The Portugal captain, who lifted his fourth Champions League
title on Saturday, has a lifetime contract with Nike worth around $1bn, and
counts the likes of Tag Heuer, Herbalife, Abbott Labs as brands for whom he’s a
pitchman.
Also, the former Manchester United man’s line of CR7-branded
products, which includes shoes, underwear, fragrance as well as a line of
hotels add additional income.
Brazil and Barcelona forward Neymar is the next footballer
on the list at No. 18, earning $37m, which includes $22m in endorsements on top
of his $15m salary.
In all, nine footballer’s made the list, which includes
three Real players, three from Barca, two from Man United and one from Man
City.
The other footballers on the list are Gareth Bale at No. 24
($34m), Zlatan Ibrahimovic at No. 30 ($32m), Wayne Rooney at No. 70 ($23.6m),
Luis Suarez at No. 71 ($23.3m), Sergio Aguero at No. 80 ($22.6m) and James
Rodriguez at No. 91 ($21.9m).
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