Sports Desk: Cristiano Ronaldo is at the top of the list of richest players in the world published by Forbes magazine. The Portuguese star has overtaken Spanish professional golfer John Rahm. Lionel Messi is third on this list.
39-year-old Ronaldo earned $260 million in the last 12 months. Before joining Al Nasr, he earned $136 million a year. It has increased to 260 million.
Rahm, on the other hand, earned $218 million in the last 12 months. Messi, who is third, has earned almost half of Ronaldo’s 135 million dollars in the last 12 months.
Among the star footballers, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar da Silva Jr., and Karim Benzema have made it to the top ten. Mbappe is in sixth place on the list with an income of 110 million. Neymar is in seventh place with 108 million. And Karim Benzema is in eighth place with 106 million.
American basketball player LeBron James is in fourth place with $128 million. Another basketball player, Giannis Onitokounmpo, is in fifth place with $111 million.
Basketball player Stephen Curry ranks ninth with $102 million, and American football player Lamar Jackson ranks tenth with $100.5 million.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (football): $260 million,
2. Jon Rahm (golf): $218 million,
3. Lionel Messi (football): $135 million,
4. LeBron James (basketball): $128 million,
5. Giannis Anetokounmpo (basketball): $111 million,
6. Kylian Mbappe (football): $110 million,
7. Neymar (football): $108 million,
8. Karim Benzema (soccer): $106 million
9. Stephen Curry (basketball): $102 million
10. Lamar Jackson (football): $100.5 million.
