Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo gives a thumbs up during a training session at Portugal’s base camp in Marcoussis, on Friday, one day prior to the beginning of the Euro 2016 football tournament. AFP PHOTO
NEW YORK: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest-paid athletes on Thursday in the wake of boxer Floyd Mayweather’s retirement and back surgery for golfer Tiger Woods.