Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo reacts throughout Saudi Professional League match towards Al Hilal at King Fahd Worldwide Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 1, 2023. — ReutersÂ
Cristiano Ronaldo has grow to be the primary footballer to succeed in billionaire standing, based on the most recent Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which has valued the Portugal nice’s web price at an estimated $1.4 billion.
The 40-year-old striker’s monetary ascent comes after he signed a brand new contract with Saudi aspect Al-Nassr in June, reportedly price greater than $400 million.
Bloomberg stated that Ronaldo earned greater than $550 million in wage between 2002 and 2023, supplemented by a decade-long Nike deal price almost $18 million yearly, and profitable endorsements with Armani, Castrol and others that added greater than $175 million to his fortune.
Ronaldo’s transfer to Al-Nassr from Manchester United in 2023 had already made him the highest-paid participant in soccer historical past, with an annual wage of 177 million kilos ($237.52 million), plus bonuses and a reported 15% share in his Saudi Arabia membership.
Argentina and Inter Miami ahead Lionel Messi has earned greater than $600 million in pre-tax wage throughout his profession.
Ronaldo’s billionaire standing locations him amongst a uncommon group of athletes that features basketball greats Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and LeBron James, golfer Tiger Woods and tennis participant Roger Federer.
Ronaldo steered he’s not contemplating retirement any time quickly.
“I still have a passion for this,” he stated on the Portugal Soccer Globes gala on Tuesday. “My family says it’s time to quit and they ask me why I want to score 1000 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 certain that once I end I’ll go away full as a result of I gave all the things of myself. I do know I haven’t got a few years left to play, however the few I’ve left, I’ve to take pleasure in them to the fullest.”
