Cristiano Ronaldo is the world's highest-earning sportsman, according to Forbes' Sports Money Index.

The Real Madrid forward's 2016 earnings are listed as £70.5m in the study, broken down into £44.8m in salary and prize money and £25.6m in endorsements.
His long-time rival as the world's greatest player, Lionel Messi, comes in second in the list with £65.2m with NBA star LeBron James third ahead of Australian Open champion Roger Federer.

Forbes Sports Money Index 2016, top 20 athletes:

1) Cristiano Ronaldo, football, £70.5m
2) Lionel Messi, football, £65.2m
3) LeBron James, basketball, £61.8m
4) Roger Federer, tennis, £54.3m
5) Kevin Durant, basketball, £45m
6) Novak Djokovic, tennis, £44.7m
7) Cam Newton, American football, £42.5m
8) Phil Mickelson, golf, £42.4m
9) Jordan Spieth, golf, £42.3m
10) Kobe Bryant, basketball, £40m
11) Lewis Hamilton, Formula One, £36.8m
12) Tiger Woods, golf, £36.3m
13) Eli Manning, American football, £36m
14) Joe Flacco, American football, £35.6m
15) Tom Brady, American football, £35.3m
16) Floyd Mayweather, boxing, £35.2m
17) Rory McIlroy, golf, £34.1m
18) Russell Wilson, American football, £33.5m
19) Sebastian Vettel, Formula One, £32.8m
20) Philip Rivers, American football, £30.4m