Cristiano Ronaldo has turn out to be the primary billionaire footballer, in accordance with a report.
The Al Nassr and Portugal striker’s web value has been estimated at $1.4bn (£1.04bn) by the most recent Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The valuation places Ronaldo amongst a small group of billionaire athletes together with basketball greats Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and LeBron James, in addition to golfer Tiger Woods and tennis participant Roger Federer.
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Bloomberg stated that between 2002, when he began his profession on the Portuguese staff Sporting CP, to 2023, Ronaldo earned greater than $550m (£410.4m) in wage.
That was supplemented with a decade-long sponsorship by Nike, value near $18m (£13.4m) per yr, and endorsements from manufacturers like Armani and Castrol, including greater than $175m (£130.6m) to his fortune.
After leaving Manchester United by mutual consent, Ronaldo signed for Al Nassr in 2023, and have become the highest-paid participant in historical past with a wage of round $237.2m (£177m) – plus bonuses and a reported 15% share within the membership
Nonetheless taking part in at 40 years outdated, Ronaldo has simply signed a brand new contract with the Saudi aspect, reportedly value greater than $400m (£298.5m).
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With the World Cup subsequent yr, Ronaldo exhibits no signal of hanging up his boots, telling the Portugal Soccer Globes gala on Tuesday: “I nonetheless have a ardour for this.
“My household says it is time to give up they usually ask me why I wish to rating 1,000 objectives if I’ve already scored 900-something. However I do not suppose that method inside.
“I am nonetheless producing good issues, I am serving to my membership and the nationwide staff. Why not proceed? I’m positive that after I end I’ll go away full as a result of I gave every thing of myself.
“I do know I haven’t got a few years left to play, however the few I’ve left, I’ve to get pleasure from them to the fullest.”
Bloomberg additionally reported that Inter Miami and Argentina’s Lionel Messi earned greater than $600m (£448m) in wage all through his profession, however didn’t discover him to be a billionaire like his profession rival.
