Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has been named King of the Year with highest paid soccer player in 2016.
"For the first time in 2016, Ronaldo has earned $ 88 million in revenues, bonuses and sponsorship, making it the most profitable sports star in the world," the US economy magazine Forbes said.
Ronaldo received $ 56 million in rewards and bonuses from Real Madrid, including the UEFA Champions League winners from 2015 to 2016. In addition, sponsorship contracts with Nike earned $ 32 million (approx. 36.7 billion won) in sponsorship contracts, earning 13 million dollars (about 14.9 billion won) a year. In particular,
Ronaldo was the first player in the team for the second time since Michael Jordan.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi was second with $ 81.4 million in annual salaries and bonuses of $ 53.4 million and $ 28 million, or $ 32.1 billion, respectively.
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers ($ 77.2 million), Roger Federer of the tennis ($ 67.8 million), NBA Golden State Warriors ($ 56.2 million).
Novice Djokovic (tennis), Cam Newton (football), Phil Michelson, Jordan Spice (over golf) and Kobe Bryant (basketball) were named in the sixth to tenth places.
In addition, Premier League Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic ranked 23rd with $ 37.4 million and Real's Gareth Bale ranked 25th with $ 35.9 million.
