Latest Forbes ranking has footballers leading the pack in earnings amongst athletes.
From the top 10 biggest earners, there were 3 basketball players, 2 football(soccer), golf and tennis players. and 1 American ‘football’ player.
The two biggest names in football made the top two. Ronaldo topped the list with $88 million while Messi sat right below him with $81.4 million.
This is what the top 10 looked like on www.Forbes.com
| Rank | Name | Pay | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Sport | |
| #1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | $88 M | $56 M | $32 M | Soccer | |
| #2 | Lionel Messi | $81.4 M | $53.4 M | $28 M | Soccer | |
| #3 | LeBron James | $77.2 M | $23.2 M | $54 M | Basketball | |
| #4 | Roger Federer | $67.8 M | $7.8 M | $60 M | Tennis | |
| #5 | Kevin Durant | $56.2 M | $20.2 M | $36 M | Basketball | |
| #6 | Novak Djokovic | $55.8 M | $21.8 M | $34 M | Tennis | |
| #7 | Cam Newton | $53.1 M | $41.1 M | $12 M | Football | |
| #8 | Phil Mickelson | $52.9 M | $2.9 M | $50 M | Golf | |
| #9 | Jordan Spieth | $52.8 M | $20.8 M | $32 M | Golf | |
| #10 | Kobe Bryant | $50 M | $25 M | $25 M | Basketball |
