Top 10 highest paid athletes in the world

By studying wages , income , bonuses and advertising contracts , the magazine " Sports Illustrated " has become a Top 10 ranking with the highest paid athletes in 2013 .
It must be said that what catches the eye is the fact that half of them are American , albeu.com broadcasts .
In the first place ranked as years , boxer Floyd Mayweather 90 million dollars in annual revenues outpacing basketball player LeBron James and former England footballer David Beckham .
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is the only active player who is part of the Top 10 , while Lionel Messi ranks only 11th .
Top 10
1 . Floyd Mayweather ( USA Boxing ) 90 million dollars
2 . LeBron James ( USA Basketball ) 56.5 million
3 . David Beckham ( England , Football ) 48.3 million
4 . Drew Brees ( U.S. , American Football ) 47.8 million
5 . Kobe Bryant ( U.S. , basketball ) 46.9 million
6 . Roger Federer ( Switzerland , Tennis ) 43.4 million
7 . Fernando Alonso ( Spain , Formula 1 ) 42.8 million
8 . Tiger Woods ( USA , Golf ) 40.8 million
9 . Phil Mickelson ( USA , Golf ) 39.5 million
10 . Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal , Football ) 35.3 million