Top 10 Highest Paid Sportsmen In The World

#9 Cristiano Ronaldo, Sports: Soccer, Country: Portugal, Total Earnings: $44 Million (Salary/Winnings: $23 Mn and Endorsements: $21 Mn)

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Portugal national team. Ronaldo was the first player playing in England to win all four main PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. In 2008 and 2013, Ronaldo won the FIFA/Ballon d'Or award for the best footballer on the planet, being the first ever Portuguese to win the award twice. He was awarded the European Golden Shoe in both 2008 and 2011.

Ronaldo, for the two consecutive years was the runner-up of FIFA’s world's best player of the year in 2012 after notching 60 goals in 55 games. Most of his earnings come from his sponsors and from the Real Madrid club where his current contract runs through the 2014-15 season.

#8 David Beckham, Sports: Soccer, Country: United Kingdom, Total Earnings: $47.2 Million (Salary/Winnings: $5.2 Mn and Endorsements: $42 Mn)

David Beckham is an English former footballer. He has played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain, and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player. He was the first English player to win league titles in four countries. He announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season on 16 May 2013 and, on 18 May 2013, played his final game of his storied 20-year career.

Most of the earnings come from his commercial endorsements from the sponsors including Adidas, Coty, H&M, Sainsbury's, Samsung and his newest partner, Breitling.

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