00:00 Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest paid athletes for the fourth time
00:06 in his career, with John Rahm moving up to second.
00:10 Ronaldo also headed the list last year following his move to Saudi Arabian football club Al
00:15 Masur, earning £205 million.
00:19 Footballers Neymar and Karim Benzema have also entered the top ten after moves to the
00:24 Saudi Pro League.
00:26 There is no secret about the Middle East's grip on the world of sport, and this list
00:30 puts that to the full front.
00:33 Four of the top ten athletes are involved with Saudi-funded leagues and organisations,
00:38 whilst out of the remaining six, five are American-funded and one in France with Kylian
00:43 Mbappe's PSG deal.
00:46 According to Forbes, the world's ten highest paid athletes collectively earned just over
00:50 £1 billion before taxes and agents' fees over the past 12 months, which is the highest
00:57 total ever recorded.
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