Cristiano Ronaldo has touched a significant milestone off the field as he becomes the first billion-dollar footballer, beating arch-rival Lionel Messi who remains second in the list of richest footballers.
In his mid-thirties but Cristiano Ronaldo continues to set record both on and off the field. The Juventus and Portugal footballer has now beaten his arch-rival, Lionel Messi, in becoming the first billionaire footballer in the world. The Juventus forward earned a whopping USD 105 million before taxes and fees in the past one year to be crowned the sport’s first billion-dollar man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ronaldo finished at the No. 4 spot in 2020 Forbes Celebrity 100, with Barcelona captain Messi No. 5. Overall, Ronaldo is only the third athlete to touch the billion-dollar mark, with Tiger Woods being the first (having done so in 2009) and Floyd Mayweather the second (in 2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Portuguese footballer, in fact, is the first athlete to do so when it comes to a team sport. So far in his glorious 17-year-old career, Ronaldo had aggregated a total of $650 million and is now set to reach $765 million in career salary when his current contract concludes in June 2022. The rest (roughly $350 million) comes from sponsorship deals.
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