"Retired" Beckham 2013. earned more than Messi and Ronaldo

The American magazine Forbes has published scale the highest paid athletes 2013. year and in the first place is an American golfer Tiger Woods with $ 78 million , according to Hina .

Woods has earned $ 13 million in tournaments , and as many as 65 million of various marketing activities . Interestingly , the best golfer of today 's three years ago because of adulterous scandal and a series of extramarital affairs out of most sponsors. Then he temporarily retired from golf , and after the ' avalanche of criticism ' calm returned to the courts and making continued as before . Woods is the first athlete in history, earning miliard dollars .

Elsewhere yearly earnings list is a Swiss tennis player Roger Federer with $ 71.5 million. Former world No. 1 is 6.5 million earned in tournaments , and 65 million of advertising . Third and fourth place run by NBA star Kobe Bryant with 62 , and LeBron James with 60 million dollars . Behind them followed up the NFL's Drew Brees ( 51 ) and Aaron Rodgers ( 49 ) , and in the top 10 and golfer Phil Mickelson ( 48.7 ) , the former footballer David Beckham ( 47.2 ) , Cristiano Ronaldo ( 44 ) and Lionel Messi ( 41 ) .

On the 14th place the highest paid boxer Floyd Mayweather , Jr. , the highest paid athlete of the 2012th year , with earnings of 34 million dollars , while the highest-paid athlete Russian Maria Sharapova at the 22nd with $ 29 million. Spaniard Fernando Alonso at the 19th place is the best-paid pilot Formula 1 with $ 30 million , while reigning world champion in F1 German Sebastian Vettel on the 89th position with earnings of $ 18 million . The fastest man Usain Bolt today is this year earned 24.2 million dollars and is located on the 40th place .

Among the 100 highest-paid athletes this year, only two are women . Sharapova and her colleague Serena Williams at 68 place with 20.5 million dollars earned .

Top ten paid athletes in 2013:

First Tiger Woods ( USA - golf ) - 78 million dollars
Second Roger Federer ( Swe - tennis ) - 71.5
3rd Kobe Bryant ( USA - NBA ) - 62
4th LeBron James ( USA - NBA ) - 60
5th Drew Brees ( USA - NFL ) - 51
6th Aaron Rodgers ( USA - NFL ) - 49
7th Phil Mickelson ( USA - golf ) - 48.7
8th David Beckham ( UK football ) - 47.2
9th Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal - Soccer ) - 44
10th Lionel Messi (Argentina - Soccer ) - 41
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