Cristiano's trademark celebration (©Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)
Cristiano's trademark celebration (©Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

As rich as CR7: He'll be 40 soon, yet he still jumps high above anyone else in the world

Reading Time: 1min | Fri. 17.05.24. | 17:27

Cristiano Ronaldo tops the highest-paid athlete list according to Forbes Magazine

Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career.

The 39-year-old Portuguese forward, plying trade in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr, earned $260m - up from $136m - over the last 12 months.

Ronaldo's great rival, Lionel Messi, has fallen a place to third behind Spanish golfer Jon Rahm

Neymar and Karim Benzema have also entered the top 10 after moves to the Saudi Pro League.

The rest of the Top 10 is comprised mostly of NBA players such as LeBron James (fourth), Giannis Antetokounmpo (fifth) and Stephen Curry (ninth).

World's top 10 highest paid athletes 2024

1. Cristiano Ronaldo, football: $260m

2. Jon Rahm, golf: $218m

3. Lionel Messi, football: $135m

4. LeBron James, basketball: $128.2m

5. Giannis Antetokounmpo, basketball: $111m

6. Kylian Mbappe, football: $110m

7. Neymar, football: $108m

8. Karim Benzema, football: $106m

9. Stephen Curry, basketball: $102m

10. Lamar Jackson, American football: $100.5m



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