He's just won the Champions League with Real Madrid -- and now Cristiano Ronaldo can celebrate being the world's highest-paid athlete, too.

 

刚刚助皇家马德里赢得欧冠的克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多，现在又可以庆祝自己成为全球收入最高的运动员。

 

Forbes estimates that Portugal captain Ronaldo, who will be one of the biggest stars at Euro 2016 in France, earned a staggering $88 million last year.

 

That puts him clear at the top of the American business magazine's annual compilation¹ of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes -- and it means he is again ahead of Barcelona rival Lionel Messi, with the pair having finished third and fourth last year.

 

Argentina's Messi earned $81.4m this year as soccer's two biggest stars rung the changes at the pinnacle² of the list.

 

It is the first time since 2000 that either golfer Tiger Woods -- who drops to 12th after a wretched run of poor form and injury problems -- or boxer³ Floyd Mayweather has not headed the table.

 

The Forbes figures include all salaries, prize money and bonuses paid out between June 1 last year and the same date in 2016.

 

The magazine says its calculations are "based on conversations with dozens of industry insiders" and adds: "We do not deduct⁴ for taxes or agents' fees, and we do not include investment income."

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