Messi, Cristiano and Neymar failed to reach the top of Forbes best-paid list »

This year Leo Messi outreaches Cristiano, who lead Forbes list for two previous years
Cristiano allegedly will leave Real Madrid this summer due to a controversy concerning his salary
According to AS, Floyed Mayweather, aka ‘Money’, earned $275 million from last year’s fight against Irish Mixed Martial Arts champion McGregor, whose cut of the purse elevated him to the fourth spot on the U.S. business magazine’s list.

Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo, who topped the rankings for the last two years, slipped to third in the standings behind his Argentine rival Lionel Messi.

Brazil’s Neymar, who became the world’s most expensive football player after his $260 million move from Barcelona to Paris St Germain last August, was listed fifth.