Cristiano Ronaldo again topped the list of the world's highest-paid athletes with total income of $260 million in 2024, according to sports industry news site Sportico, but there were no women in the top 100.

Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest paid athlete of 2024, according to a list compiled by Sportico, earning a reported $260 million, but no female athletes featured in the top 100.

Football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo has earned $100 million more than Stephen Curry who is second-placed on the newly released list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. The former Manchester United,

There is a strong soccer presence in Sportico's ranking of the world's top paid athletes, with both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the top five

Cristiano Ronaldo has retained his place as the world's highest earning athlete, according to sports finance experts Sportico. The Al Nassr forward turned 40 last week and chose the occasion to state his claim to be the greatest footballer of all time.