Cristiano Ronaldo retains top spot with £71.8m total earnings as Forbes releases its 2017 list of the world's highest-paid athletesCristiano Ronaldo retains top spot with £71.8m total earnings as Forbes releases its 2017 list of the world's highest-paid athletes

Cristiano Ronaldo retains top spot with £71.8m total earnings as Forbes releases its 2017 list of the world's highest-paid athletes

Real Madrid maestro Cristiano Ronaldo retained his top spot as the world's highest-paid athlete as Forbes released its annual ranking of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes

With earnings of £71.8million ($93m) the 32-year-old Portuguese is top of the pile for the second consecutive year.

Before Ronaldo, the best-paid sports star was either Tiger Woods or Floyd Mayweather for 15 years in a row.