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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo remained at the top of Forbes magazine's list of 100 highest-paid athletes, with Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James moving up to second on a list heavy with NBA players.
The 32-year-old Portugal forward is estimated to have earned a total of 93 million US dollars between his football salary of 58 million dollars and 35 milliondollars in endorsement income.
It's the second straight year Ronaldo has topped the list, released Wednesday just days after he spearheaded a 4-1 victory over Juventus that made Real Madrid the first team in history to retain the UEFA Champions League title.
James, with estimated earnings of 86.2 million US dollars, was one of 32 NBA players who made the top 100, up from the 18th last year.
He took over the second place from Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, now third with 80 million dollars.
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer (64 million dollars) and Golden State Warriors guard Kevin Durant (60.6 million dollars) rounded out the top five, just as they did last year.
The Forbes figures include salaries, prize money, and bonuses earned between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017. Endorsement incomes are an estimate of sponsorships, appearance fees, and licensing incomes for the same 12-month period based on conversations with industry insiders.
Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, was the lone woman on the list, with an estimated income of 27 million dollars, 19 million dollars of which came from endorsements, to place her 51st overall.
(CGTN)
