Kathmandu. Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo is on the first place in the list of highest paid players this year. Ronaldo is on the first place in the latest list of the highest paid players in the world published by Forbes.
39-year-old Ronaldo has been ranked first in the Forbes list for the fourth time. Ronaldo currently plays for Al Nasser Club in the professional league of Saudi Arabia. He has joined the Saudi club for a huge salary.
According to the business magazine Forbes, these great players of contemporary world football have earned 260 million US dollars. He has increased his earnings significantly in the last one year. Lionel Messi, another great player of contemporary world football, is on the third place in this list.
Argentinian star Messi currently plays professional football for the American club Inter Miami. Messi has earned 135 million US dollars. In this list, golfer John Rahm is in second place with 218 million dollars.
Likewise, basketball player LeBron James is fourth with $128.2 million in earnings and Giannis Antetokounmpo is fifth in basketball with $111 million. French football star Kylian Mbappe is in sixth place with $111 million.
Likewise, Brazilian footballer Neymar is seventh with $108 million, another footballer Karim Benzema is eighth with $106 million, basketball’s Stephen Curry is ninth with $102 million and American football’s Lamar Jackson is in 10th place with $105 million.
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