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Cristiano Ronaldo tops list of World famous athletes for fourth consecutive year
Juventus Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the world famous athlete for the fourth time in row.
Leading news outlet, ESPN, has named the former Manchester United and Real Madrid Superstar world’s most popular sport person.
There are three Footballers in top 4 list, Roger Federer is the only Tennis player in top 10, two Basketball players made the top 10, India captain Virat Kohli the only Cricket player in top 10.
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Football, Juventus)
- LeBron James (Basketball, LA Lakers)
- Lionel Messi (Football, Barcelona)
- Neymar Jr. (Football, PSG)
- Corner McGregor (MMA)
- Roger Federer (Tennis)
- Virat Kohli (Cricket)
- Rafael Nadal (Tennis)
- Stephen Curry (Basketball, Golden State Warriors)
- Tiger Woods (Golf)
Serena Williams is the highest ranked female athlete occpying the 17th position as three Footballers, two Cricketers were among the 11-20 ranked athletes.
11.Kevin Durant (Basketball, Golden State Warriors) 12. Paul Pogba (Football, Manchester United) 13. MS Dhoni (Cricket) 14. Kylian Mbappe (Football, PSG) 15. Khabib Nurmagomeduv (MMA) 16. Antoine Griezmann (Football, Juventus) 17. Serena Williams (Tennis) 18. Yuvrav Singhi (Cricket) 19. Mesut Ozil (Football, Arsenal) 20. Novak Djokovic (Tennis)