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He is just the ninth athlete to have landed in the top spot since 1990, the first year Forbes began tracking athletes’ earnings.
He is followed by Cristiano Ronaldo ($105 million) and Lionel Messi ($104 million). Ronaldo earned $45 million from Nike, Altice, Herbalife and his own CR7 brand, while Messi pulled in $32 million from Adidas, MasterCard and PepsiCo.
PSG forward Neymar is next with $95.5-million earnings. LA Lakers’ LeBron James is fifth-highest paid athlete with $88.2-million earnings.
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