Top 10 Highest-Earning Athletes

The magazine Sports Illustrated Earlier this year, Warner Bros. released a list of the world's highest-paid athletes. A curiosity, yes, but still fun to know...

1. Tiger Woods (golf): 90,508,163 $.
2. Roger Federer (tennis): 61,768,110 $.
3. Phil Mickelson (golf): 61,660,757 $.
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr (boxing): 60,250,000 $.
5. Lebron James (basketball): 45,779,912 $.
6. Lionel Messi (football): 44,000,000 $.
7. David Beckham (football?): 40,500,000 $.
8. Cristiano Ronaldo (football): 40,000,000 $.
9. Manny Pacquiao (boxing): 38,000,000$.
10. Alex Rodriguez (baseball): 37,000,000

Lovers of Football You might be interested to know who the highest-paid footballers are. Here is the list:
1- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona): €44 million
2- David Beckham (AC Milan): €40.5 million
3- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid): €40 million
4- Kaka (Real Madrid): €18.8 million
5- Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona): €18 million
6- Ronaldinho (AC Milan): €17.2 million
7- Carlos Tevez (Manchester City): €15.4 million
8- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (FC Barcelona): €14.5 million
9- Frank Lampard (Chelsea): €14.2 million
10- Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan): €13.8 million

Source: Sports Illustrated