The Premier League's top earner for 2024 is Erling Haaland, who earned £56m over the year largely thanks to his £36m a year salary, although this only puts him down in 24th for the overall list.
Ronaldo's income dwarfs his top level counterparts in other sports, including basketball, boxing, golf and American football.
Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott tops the list for American football stars with £80m pocketed, while Formula One world champion Max Verstappen earned £61m.
CRISTIANO RONALDO is on top of the world in the money list of sports stars of 2024.
He also rounds out the top 10 best-paid sports stars, with Neymar, Usyk, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe ranking from six through to nine.
