Revealed: Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Football’s First-ever Billionaire See Reasons)
Mr. Cristiano Ronaldo has ended up as world football’s first-ever extremely rich person ahead of Lionel Messi, with his Barcelona match set to take after suit following year.
Billionaire Cristiano is a Juventus star, 35years and is only the third (3rd) sportsman in the world to reach the milestone, joining Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather Jr, according to Forbes.
He is considered one of the greatest in this generation, along with Lionel Messi, having won five Champions League titles and five Ballon d’Or awards. Ronaldo also won the Euro 2016 title with his country.
Ronaldo raked in £85million in the last year from his wages and endorsement deals, pushing him into the billions for career earnings.
His annual earnings were actually down nine per cent after he took a £3.5m cut on his wages due to coronavirus.
But it was still enough for Ronaldo to reach the $1bn mark before friendly rival Messi.
Former Man Utd and Real Madrid star Ronaldo have pocketed over £500m during his career from wages alone.
That figure is set to exceed £600m by the time his current contract at Juventus is up at the end of the 2021-22 season.
Ronaldo has also raked in around £36m-a-year in endorsements during his career, including partnerships with Nike, with whom he has a lifetime contract.
The forward also has his own company, CR7, as well as being the most-followed sports star in the world on Facebook and Instagram.
Ronaldo rakes in roughly £1m per post on Instagram, yes more than any other person on the planet.
Amazingly, Messi – three years Ronaldo’s junior – is expected to reach the $1bn mark next year.
