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Cristiano Ronaldo named the world's highest-paid athlete
Jun 09, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the world's highest-paid athlete in Forbes' 2016 list.
Ronaldo earned 88 million US dollars in the 12 months up to June 1st, putting him ahead of fellow footballer Lionel Messi and basketball star LeBron James.
It is the first time since 2000 that the number 1 position has not been filled by boxer Floyd Mayweather or golfer Tiger Woods.
Seperately, Ronaldo scored twice to help Portugal beat Estonia 7-0 in their final warm-up match before Euro 2016, which starts this weekend.
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