Thursday, June 8, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo Forbes' Best-paid Athletes

Cristiano Ronaldo, Forbes' Best-paid Athletes

Portuguese soccer phenom Cristiano Ronaldo is the Forbes' world's highest paid athletes in 2017 for the second straight year. He was able to garner $93 million in salary and endorsement income. In second place is basketball star LeBron James, who took home $86.2 million and the 3rd spot belong to Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi, who received $80 million.

Before Ronaldo became the best-paid athlete, the title had belonged to either golfer Tiger Woods or boxer Floyd Mayweather for 15 straight years.

Ronaldo plays for Real Madrid, which recently became the first club in nearly 30 years to win the Champions League,  Europe's biggest soccer prize, in back-to-back seasons. According to media reports in Europe,  Real Madrid may receive offers of 180 million Euros ($202 million) for the forward, who is due to play Friday in a World Cup qualifying match between Portugal and Latvia.


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