Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo is the richest athlete of 2016.
According to the new data, released by Forbes, the forward earned USD 88 mln, which is USD 56 mln of salary and the rest from publicity contracts.
Ronaldo’s main competitor on the field, Barcelona and the Argentina national team forward Lionel Messi, is in the second place with USD 81,4 mln.
American basketball player LeBron James is in the third place, having earned USD 77,2 mln during the last year.
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