OUR Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest paid athlete in the world as his move to Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia almost doubled his annual earnings, according to the corresponding Forbes list.

Ronaldo, who moved to Al-Nasr after 1.5 years at Manchester United, tops the list approximately $136 million – including 46 million from salaries and bonuses and 90 million from other activities.

2nd place follows Lionel Messi estimated at $130 million.