Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi Make List Of Highest Paid Athletes Over The Past Decade (See full list)

This is the list of highest paid athletes over the past decade (last ten years)…

#1 Tiger Woods
10-year earnings: $845 million
Peak earnings: $115 million (2008)
Woods was the first athlete to accumulate more than $1 billion in career earnings. Endorsements represent nearly 90% of his career income.

#2 Floyd Mayweather
10-year earnings: $660 million
Peak earnings: $300 million (2015)
Mayweather broke the bank with his record-setting bout with Manny Pacquiao in May. He earned nearly $250 million for the fight.

#3 Kobe Bryant
10-year earnings: $475 million
Peak earnings: $62 million (2013)
Bryant has cut back on his endorsement commitments, but his Lakers paycheck has been the NBA’s top salary each of the past five seasons.

#4 LeBron James
10-year earnings: $472 million
Peak earnings: $72 million (2014)
James earns twice as much off the court as on it thanks to his hefty Nike deal. That ratio changes in 2016 when he is due for a new playing contract and the NBA’s new TV deal kicks in, which will significantly boost the salary cap.

#5 Phil Mickelson
10-year earnings: $468 million
Peak earnings: $53 million (2014)
Mickelson out-earned Tiger Woods in the 12 months ending in June for the first time since Woods turned pro in 1996. Mickelson’s longtime partners include Barclays, KPMG, Callaway, Rolex and ExxonMobil.

#6 Roger Federer
10-year earnings: $455 million
Peak earnings: $71.5 million (2013)
Widely hailed as the greatest men’s tennis player of all-time, Federer has cashed in off the court from his long-term partnerships with Nike, Wilson, Credit Suisse, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and more. His career prize money is $95 million.

#7 David Beckham
10-year earnings: $441 million
Peak earnings: $75 million (2014)
Beckham retired in 2013 after a five-month stint with Paris Saint-Germain (above). Last year was his biggest year ever off the pitch as he signed a pair of deals with big upfront payments, including a partnership with Diageo to launch a new Scotch whiskey and a joint venture to develop Beckham-branded consumer products globally.

#8 Manny Pacquiao
10-year earnings: $432 million
Peak earnings: $160 million (2015)
Pacquiao is sidelined until 2016 after shoulder surgery following his loss to Floyd Mayweather in May. Back-to-back defeats in 2012 sapped Pacquiao’s marketing deals, but his sponsorship portfolio was revived over the last 12 months with deals with Nike, Foot Locker, Wonderful Pistachio and Nestle’s Butterfinger.

#9 Cristiano Ronaldo
10-year earnings: $407 million
Peak earnings: $80 million (2014-15)
The three-time FIFA Player of the Year is under contract with Real Madrid through 2018. His 106 million Facebook followers is more than any other celebrity in the world.

#10 Lionel Messi
10-year earnings: $350 million
Peak earnings: $73.8 million (2015)
Messi’s latest playing contract from Barcelona last year bumped his annual salary $9 million. The four-time FIFA Player of the Year has beefed up his endorsement portfolio in recent years.