1. Cristiano Ronaldo – £122m
Took the Ballon d’Or off Messi this year and has also snatched the top spot off the Argentine in this list as well, with Ronaldo seemingly having it all.
Not only does the 28-year-old possess almost super-human talent on the football pitch – which earned him a £14.3m a year contract with Real Madrid – but his good looks makes him a marketable asset off it, with sponsorship deals with Armani, Castrol Edge and KFC, to name a few.
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