Cristiano Ronaldo Overtakes Floyd Mayweather Jr To Become World's Highest Paid Athlete ...
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the top earning athlete in the world after raking in a cool £61million in the last year alone.
The superstar footballer usurped long-term leader Floyd Mayweather Jnr into first place. The retired boxer, who fought just once in the last 12 months, earned £30million.
Ronaldo's monster pay-packet was the result of his eye-watering £38.5million-a-year salary with Spanish giants Real Madrid and endorsement deals with the likes of Nike, watchmaker Tag Heuer and nutrition supplements group Herbalife - themselves worth £22million.
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