Forbes List Of Richest Athletes In The World Out – C. Ronaldo Tops

The list of the world’s wealthiest athletes has been released by Forbes Magazine, and Cristiano Ronaldo finishes on top.

The Real Madrid forward earned an estimated $93m in the year under review, to finish ahead of LeBron James and Lionel Messi.

The Clevelend Cavaliers star earned $86.2m to finish in second place, just ahead of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi ($80m).

Roger Federer and Golden State Warrior’s Kevin Durant rounded out the top 5.

Forbes also released the list of most valuable clubs, which saw Manchester United finishing on top.

Find below the ten most richest athletes in the world…

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)