C.Ronaldo and L.Messi - among the highest-earning world celebrities

At the European Championship with the Portuguese national team, striker Cristiano Ronaldo emerged victorious and is swimming in money. "Forbes" reports that the 31-year-old sniper ranks fourth among the world's celebrities in terms of income. Lucrative advertising deals with giants such as "Nike," "Tag Heuer," "Sacoor Brothers," and "Monster headphones" allowed him to earn 88 million US dollars last year. Also in the top ten is Lionel Messi, representing "Barcelona," who raked in 81 million US dollars. Both footballers surpass basketball player LeBron James (77 million). At the top of the list are singer Taylor Swift (170 million), the group "One Direction" (110 million), and writer James Patterson (95 million).