Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo are the only footballers in Forbes magazine's top 10 highest-paid athletes in the world.

Ronaldo came third in the list with $79.6mn, while Messi ended fourth with $73.8mn far behind boxer Floyd Mayweather who earns $300mn.

Highest paid list

1- Floyd Mayweather: $300mn

Source of Wealth: Boxing
Salary/Winnings: $285 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $15 M

2- Manny Pacquiao: $160mn

Source of Wealth: Boxing
Salary/Winnings: $148 M
Citizenship: Philippines
Endorsements: $12 M

3- Cristiano Ronaldo: $79.6mn

Source of Wealth: Soccer
Salary/Winnings: $52.6 M
Citizenship: Portugal
Endorsements: $27 M

4- Lionel Messi: $73.8mn

Source of Wealth: Soccer
Salary/Winnings: $51.8 M
Citizenship: Argentina
Endorsements: $22 M

5- Roger Federer: $67mn

Source of Wealth: Tennis
Salary/Winnings: $9 M
Citizenship: Switzerland
Endorsements: $58 M

6- LeBron James: $64.8mn

Source of Wealth: Basketball
Salary/Winnings: $20.8 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $44 M

7- Kevin Durant: $54.1mn

Source of Wealth: Basketball
Salary/Winnings: $19.1 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $35 M

8- Phil Mickelson: $50.8mn

Source of Wealth: Golf
Salary/Winnings: $2.8 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $48 M

9- Tiger Woods: $50.6mn

Source of Wealth: Golf
Salary/Winnings: $0.6 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $50 M

10- Kobe Bryant: $49.5mn

Source of Wealth: Basketball
Salary/Winnings: $23.5 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $26 M

11- Ben Roethlisberger: $48.9mn

Source of Wealth: Football
Salary/Winnings: $46.4 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $2.5 M

12- Rory McIlroy: $48.3mn

Source of Wealth: Golf
Salary/Winnings: $16.3 M
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Endorsements: $32 M

13- Novak Djokovic: $48.2mn

Source of Wealth: Tennis
Salary/Winnings: $17.2 M
Citizenship: Serbia
Endorsements: $31 M

14- Zlatan Ibrahimovic: $39.1mn

Source of Wealth: Soccer
Salary/Winnings: $33.1 M
Citizenship: Sweden
Endorsements: $6 M

15- Lewis Hamilton: $39mn

Source of Wealth: Racing
Salary/Winnings: $36 M
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Endorsements: $3 M

16- Ndamukong Suh: $38.6mn

Source of Wealth: Football
Salary/Winnings: $38.2 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $400 K

17- Fernando Alonso: $35.5mn

Source of Wealth: Racing
Salary/Winnings: $34 M
Citizenship: Spain
Endorsements: $1.5 M

18- Gareth Bale: $35mn

Source of Wealth: Soccer
Salary/Winnings: $25.5 M
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Endorsements: $9.5 M

19- Jon Lester: $34.1mn

Source of Wealth: Baseball
Salary/Winnings: $33.7 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $400 K

20- Derrick Rose: $33.9mn

Source of Wealth: Basketball
Salary/Winnings: $18.9 M
Citizenship: United States
Endorsements: $15 M

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