Respected financial publication Forbes presented the top 10 highest paid athletes in the calendar year (may 2016 – may 2017).
On the top of the rankings for the second consecutive year is a striker of real Madrid and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Over the last 12 months in the accounts of a 32-year-old footballer has settled 93 million (58 million – salary 35 – other income).
Based on the rating, the greatest earnings of basketball players from 32 representative of this sport was in the top 100, including LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and James Harden, who entered the top ten wealthiest athletes in the world.
The only representative of Ukraine in the hundred most highly paid athletes in the world was boxer Vladimir Klitschko. The former world champion in 12 months earned 21,5 million dollars (17.5 million – ambition for the fight with Anthony Joshua, 4 million other income). In the world of Boxing. Klitschko earned only Saul Alvarez and Anthony Joshua.
The only woman in the top 100 was the ex-first racket of the world Serena Williams – American earned for the year of $ 27 million and is located on the 51st line.
Top 10 highest paid athletes of the year, according to “Forbes”:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer, real Madrid) – 93 million dollars.
2. LeBron James (the basketball, “Cleveland”) was 86.2
3. Lionel Messi (soccer, Barcelona) – 80
4. Roger Federer (tennis) – 64
5. Kevin Durant (basketball, Golden state) – 60,6
6. Andrew Luck (American football, “Indianapolis”) – 60
6. Rory McIlroy (Golf) – 60
8. Stephen Curry (basketball “Golden state”) of 47.3
9. James harden (basketball, Houston) is 46.6
10. Lewis Hamilton (motor racing, “Mercedes”) – 46
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98. Wladimir Klitschko (Boxing) – 21,5
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