THE TOP 10 HIGHEST EARNING ATHLETES

In my previous post I brought you the top 20 paid athletes and promised to post a recent list for the current year, here and now Sports Illustrated just released its list of the highest-earning athletes for the past year 2012 - 2013. 

Floyd Mayweather is No. 1 for the second-straight year.

Here's the top-10 when you combine US and international athletes:

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. — $90 million
2. LeBron James — $56.5 million
3. David Beckham — $48.3 million
4. Drew Brees — $47.8 million
5. Kobe Bryant — $46.8 million
6. Roger Federer — $43.3 million
7. Fernando Alonso — $42 million
8. Tiger Woods — $40.8 million
9. Phil Mickelson — $39.5 million
10. Cristiano Ronaldo — $35.2 million

The top 10 for just US-based athletes:

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. — $90 million
2. LeBron James — $56.5 million
3. Drew Brees — $47.8 million
4. Kobe Bryant — $46.8 million
5. Tiger Woods — $40.8 million
6. Phil Mickelson — $39.5 million
7. Derrick Rose —$33. 4 million
8. Peyton Manning — $31 million
9. Alex Rodriguez — $29.9 million
10. Zach Greinke — $29 million

The top 10 for just international athletes:

1. David Beckham — $48.3 million
2. Roger Federer — $43.3 million
3. Fernando Alonso — $42 million
4. Cristiano Ronaldo — $35.2 million
5. Lionel Messi — $35.1 million
6. Manny Pacquiao — $35 million
7. Rory McIlRoy — $33.3 million
8. Samuel Eto'o — $30.2 million
9. Maria Sharapova — $25.5 million
10. Rafael Nadal — $24.9 million

Here's the breakdown by sport in the US top 50: MLB (25), NBA (13), NFL (8), PGA (2), Boxing (1), Nascar (1)

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