14:05  ,  July 22, 2014

World’s top 10 most valuable athletes – Forbes

Forbes magazine has issued its list of the world’s top ten most valuable athletes.   

The first place is shared by Swiss tennis star Roger Federer and American golfer Tiger Woods, both of whom have earned $46 million, each, last year.

 Forbes’ top 10 list is as follows: 

1) Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis; and Tiger Woods (USA), golf, with $46 million, each. 

2) LeBron James (USA), basketball, 27 

3) Phil Mickelson (USA), golf, 25 

4) Maria Sharapova (Russia), tennis, 23 

5) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India), Cricket, 21 

6) Usain Bolt (Jamaica), athletics, 20 

7) Kobe Bryant (USA), basketball, 19 

8) Li Na (China), tennis, 15 

9) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), football, 13 

10) Lionel Messi (Argentina), football, 13

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