$300 Million: How Cristiano Ronaldo Became the World’s Highest-Paid Athlete

Boxer Canelo Álvarez and soccer star Lionel Messi round out the top three of this year’s list.

BY AMAYA NICHOLE, NEWS WRITER

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For the fourth consecutive year, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid athlete, according to Forbes. Before taxes and agent fees, the soccer star earned an estimated $300 million over the past 12 months, almost three-and-a-half times the........

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