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Ronaldo highest-paid athlete, footballers dominate top 10: Forbes

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Portuguese supertar Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes for a second year running.

Ronaldo also headed the list last year following his move to Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr.

The latest list of the highest-paid athletes released by Forbes reveals that the 39-year-old Portuguese forward earned $260 million over the past 12 months, up from $136m in the business magazine's 2023 listing.

Jan 30, 2020 18:01

Football Delhi partners Athletic Drive in smartcard initiative

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PUMA becomes Beach Soccer World Wide global partner

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PSG teams up with cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinCasso

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