Forbes name Cristiano Ronaldo world's highest-earning sportsman for 2016

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Cristiano Ronaldo is the world's highest-earning sportsman, according to Forbes' Sports Money Index.The Real Madrid forward's 2016 earnings are listed as £70.5m in the study, broken down into £44.8m in salary and prize money and £25.6m in endorsements.His long-time rival as the world's greatest player, Lionel Messi, comes in second in the list with £65.2m with NBA star LeBron James third ahead of Australian Open champion Roger Federer.

Forbes Sports Money Index 2016, top 20 athletes:

1) Cristiano Ronaldo, football, £70.5m 2) Lionel Messi, football, £65.2m 3) LeBron James, basketball, £61.8m 4) Roger Federer, tennis, £54.3m 5) Kevin Durant, basketball, £45m 6) Novak Djokovic, tennis, £44.7m 7) Cam Newton, American football, £42.5m 8) Phil Mickelson, golf, £42.4m 9) Jordan Spieth, golf, £42.3m 10) Kobe Bryant, basketball, £40m 11) Lewis Hamilton, Formula One, £36.8m 12) Tiger Woods, golf, £36.3m 13) Eli Manning, American football, £36m 14) Joe Flacco, American football, £35.6m 15) Tom Brady, American football, £35.3m 16) Floyd Mayweather, boxing, £35.2m 17) Rory McIlroy, golf, £34.1m 18) Russell Wilson, American football, £33.5m 19) Sebastian Vettel, Formula One, £32.8m 20) Philip Rivers, American football, £30.4m