these are the 10 best paid athletes of 2018

1.- Floyd Mayweather: the American boxer has won 285 million dollars in prizes in the last year. This has led him to occupy for the fourth time in seven years the list of the highest paid athletes in the world.

2.- Lionel Messi: the star of Barcelona occupies the second position with a total income of 111 million dollars. This includes the 27 million dollars obtained through sponsorship agreements with brands such as Adidas, Gatorade, Pepsi and Huawei.

3.- Cristiano Ronaldo: the Portuguese player who had been the highest paid athlete in the world in the last two years, received 108 million dollars in revenue during the last year.

4.- Conor McGregor: the mixed martial arts fighter, after his fight with Mayweather he became the fourth highest income sportsman in the world. During the last year McGregor earned 99 million dollars.

5.- Neymar: the Brazilian player ranks fifth in the list. According to Forbes, in the last year the player won 90 million dollars.

6.- LeBron James: the American basketball player received an income of 85.5 million dollars.

7.- Roger Federer: according to the list, Federer won 77.2 million dollars in the last year.

8.- Stephen Curry: the American basketball player belonging to the Golden State Warriors, received revenues of 76.9 million dollars.

9.- Matt Ryan: the outstanding professional football player won 67.3 million dollars in the last year.

10.- Matthew Stafford: Stafford football quarterback closes the list. According to Forbes, this player received 59.5 million dollars in the last year.