Most earning football player in the world Lionel Messi collected the highest income of his career over the past 12 months, announces "Forbes". According to the influential magazine, L. Messi earned a total of 127 million US dollars during the 12-month period and had no equals in the sports world. This amount includes both the contract with "Barcelona" and income from other partners. In second place is Cristiano Ronaldo, who earned a total of 109 million US dollars during the same period. In third place with 105 million US dollars is the Paris "Saint-Germain" star Neymar. Despite the fact that the top three positions are occupied by footballers, more than ten athletes from football made it into the list. The list includes Canelo Alvarez, Roger Federer, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant. The boxer Floyd Mayweather, who topped the list last year, did not make it into the top ten this time. Behind him were C. Ronaldo and L. Messi in third place. Top earning athletes list: (rank, athlete, sport, club, country, amount) 1. Lionel Messi (Football | "Barcelona", Spain) 127 million US dollars 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football | "Juventus", Italy) 109 million 3. Neymar (Football | PSG, France) 105 million 4. Canelo Alvarez (Boxing | Mexico) 94 million 5. Roger Federer (Tennis | Switzerland) 93.4 million 6. Russell Wilson (NFL | USA) 89.5 million 7. Aaron Rodgers (NFL | USA) 89.3 million 8. LeBron James (Basketball | "Lakers", USA) 89 million 9. Stephen Curry (Basketball | GSW, USA) 79.8 million 10. Kevin Durant (Basketball | GSW, USA) 65.4 million
