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Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo remained atop Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes, beating out NBA star LeBron James.
Ronaldo, 32, is reckoned to have earned $93 million (€82.5m, £71.7m) between his Real salary ($58m) and off-the-field endorsements ($35m) last year. Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who was No. 2 last year, was third on the list, with calculated earnings of $80m ($53m in salary/winnings, $27m in endorsements).