World's top-10 highest-paid athletes for 2013

No 10: Messi is tenth on the list of Forbes’ highest-paid athletes. (Getty Images)

Forbes announced its annual list of highest-paid athletes in the world for 2013 and here are the top 10:

10. Lionel Messi – Footballer

Lionel Messi won the FIFA’s world player of the year for a fourth successive time, after the Argentine had scored 91 goals in all competitions last year to break a 40-year-old world record held by Gerd Muller. Earlier this year, Adidas launched Messi’s icon signature line and it is only the second time that Adidas has done so for any of its brand ambassadors.

Total Earnings: $41.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.3 million
Endorsements: $21 million