Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo once again broke a sound barrier.
According to the media and finance company Bloomberg, the Portuguese is the first football player to reach billionaire status.
The 40-year-old is first led in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, who captures the wealth of the richest people in the world. According to this, Ronaldo, currently active for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabian Pro League, is said to have clean assets of around $ 1.4 billion (around 1.2 billion euros).
In doing so, he goes to the elite circle of athletes such as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Roger Federer, who, according to Forbes and Bloomberg, have reached this status. Bloomberg’s estimates take into account career income, investments and advertising contracts. Between 2002 and 2023, Ronaldo earned over $ 550 million in salary. There are also high -dot sponsorship deals with Nike and Armani.
Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia had brought a special thrust, where he only signed a new lucrative two-year contract at the end of June (worth around EUR 344 million according to BBC) at al-NassR. When Ronaldo moved to Saudi Pro League in 2022, he reported that he became the best paid player in football history with an annual salary of 200 million euros.
Ronaldo is a superlative man on and next to space. In 2009, the then 24-year-old switched from Manchester United to Real Madrid for a record loss of 94 million euros. He is also on the way to reach the incredible brand of 1000 competitive goals in the club and national team and has played most caps (223) in football.