Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi among Forbes’ top ten highest-paid athletes of the decade

Forbes have released a mega rich list detailing the top ten highest-paid athletes of the decade from 2010-2019.

The ranking totals up all earnings from the world’s biggest sports stars over the past ten years and it’s no surprise to see who comes out on top.

Floyd Mayweather aptly nicknamed himself ‘money’

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather heads the list, owing to his mega fights with Manny Pacquiao (also included in the top ten) and Conor McGregor in 2015 and 2017 respectively.

Football legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi feature not too far behind Mayweather.

There are also stars from the worlds of golf, tennis, basketball and Formula 1 further down the ranking.

Take a look through the top ten below.

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