Cristiano Ronaldo has develop into the primary billionaire footballer, in accordance with a report.
The Al Nassr and Portugal striker’s internet price has been estimated at $1.4bn (£1.04bn) by the newest 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 workforce Sporting CP, to 2023, Ronaldo earned greater than $550m (£410.4m) in wage.
That was supplemented with a decade-long sponsorship by Nike, price near $18m (£13.4m) per 12 months, 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Nonetheless enjoying at 40 years outdated, Ronaldo has simply signed a brand new contract with the Saudi aspect, reportedly price greater than $400m (£298.5m).
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With the World Cup subsequent 12 months, Ronaldo reveals no signal of hanging up his boots, telling the Portugal Soccer Globes gala on Tuesday: “I nonetheless have a ardour for this.
“My family says it’s time to quit and they ask me why I want to score 1,000 goals if I’ve already scored 900-something. But I don’t think that way inside.
“I am nonetheless producing good issues, I am serving to my membership and the nationwide workforce. Why not proceed? I’m positive that after I end I’ll go away full as a result of I gave every part of myself.
“I know I don’t have many years left to play, but the few I have left, I have to enjoy 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.
