Ronaldo Tops Forbes List of Highest Paid Athletes, Steph Curry 2nd

Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive year, while NBA star Steph Curry has moved up to second.

The business magazine, says Ronaldo, who has topped the list fives times during his career, has increased his estimated total earnings by US$15 million to US$275 million.

Golden State Warriors guard Curry, who became the first NBA player to reach 4,000 career three-pointers in March, climbs up to second after earning US$156 million.

British boxer Tyson Fury moved up to third with US$146 million. Fury was the beneficiary of a Netflix reality television show and a partnership with Maltese tourism.

Ronaldo’s long-standing rival Lionel Messi has fallen further behind the Portuguese after dropping from third to fifth.