Lionel Messi has been named as the world’s highest-paid athlete – edging out long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
Barcelona and Argentina superstar Messi has earned a staggering ยฃ99.8m in the past year, according to Forbes.
That takes him ahead of Ronaldo, who is in second on ยฃ85.6m, and former Barca teammate Neymar as footballers make up the top three.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is the best-paid Premier League star, earning ยฃ25.9m, while Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Mohamed Salah make the top 100.
The athletes’ earnings are calculated by adding up their prize moneu, salaries and endorsements between June 2018 and 2019.
Canelo Alvarez and Roger Federer complete the top five ahead of NFL stars Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers.
The remaining spots in the top 10 go to LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant of the NBA.
Lewis Hamilton and Anthony Joshua are the highest-paid British sports stars, sharing 13th spot on ยฃ43.2m.
There is a significant fall from grace for Conor McGregor , who was fourth a year ago but has fallen to 21st after just one fight in the last 12 months.
Floyd Mayweather, who was the highest-earner in 2018, now doesn’t even make the top 100 after just one exhibition bout against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.
Top 10
10. Kevin Durant (NBA) – ยฃ53.1m
9. Stephen Curry (NBA) – ยฃ62.7m
8. LeBron James (NBA) – ยฃ69.9m
7. Aaron Rodgers (NFL) – ยฃ70.1m
6. Russell Wilson (NFL) – ยฃ70.3m
5. Roger Federer (Tennis) – ยฃ73.3m
4. Canelo Alvarez (Boxing) – ยฃ73.8m
3. Neymar (Football) – ยฃ82.5m
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football) – ยฃ85.6m
1. Lionel Messi (Football) – ยฃ99.8m
Notable others in top 100
11. Tiger Woods (Golf) – ยฃ50.2m
13. Lewis Hamilton (F1)
Anthony Joshua (Boxing) – ยฃ43.2m
21. Conor McGregor (UFC) – ยฃ36.9m
32. Rory McIlroy (Golf) – ยฃ30.6m
44. Paul Pogba (Football) – ยฃ25.9m
46. Andres Iniesta (Football) – ยฃ25.5m
53. Alexis Sanchez (Football) – ยฃ24.2m
55. Kylian Mbappe (Football) – ยฃ24m
56. Deontay Wilder (Boxing) – ยฃ24m
57. Mesut Ozil (Football) – ยฃ23.7m
63. Serena Williams (Tennis) – ยฃ22.9m
66. Oscar (Football) – ยฃ22.8m
75. Antoine Griezmann (Football) – ยฃ21.7m
79. Gareth Bale (Football) – ยฃ21.3m
99. Mohamed Salah (Football) – ยฃ19.7m
