Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes checklist of highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive 12 months, whereas NBA star Stephen Curry has moved as much as second.
The business magazine, external says Ronaldo, who has topped the checklist fives instances throughout his profession, has elevated his estimated complete earnings by $15m (£11.2m) to $275m (£206.6m).
That determine has solely been surpassed by former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, who earned $300m in 2015 (then £194m) and $275m in 2018 (then £205m).
Portugal ahead Ronaldo, 40, moved to the profitable Saudi Professional League with Al Nassr in December 2022 and has generated better revenue via off-field endorsements and sponsorship offers backed by his social media followers, which at present complete 939m.
Golden State Warriors guard Curry, who turned the first NBA player to reach 4,000 career three-pointers in March, climbs as much as second after incomes $156m (£117.2m).
British boxer Tyson Fury moved as much as third with $146m (£109.7m) regardless of losing his world heavyweight titles to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in December.
Fury was the beneficiary of a Netflix actuality tv present and a partnership with Maltese tourism.
Ronaldo’s long-standing rival Lionel Messi has fallen additional behind the Portuguese after dropping from third to fifth.
