Cristiano Ronaldo comes from a poor background. Through many challenges and hardships, CR7 has become one of the highest-paid players in the world.
On the evening of August 27 (Vietnam time), the Manchester United homepage confirmed that an agreement has been reached to recruit player Cristiano Ronaldo. “Welcome home, Cristiano Ronaldo,” the club’s fanpage reported.
This deal attracted a lot of attention from fans. Even Manchester United’s website “crashed” after the above unexpected information. According to The Guardian, Manchester United Club will pay Juventus 20 million euros, plus an additional 3 million euros in fees depending on Ronaldo’s performance to receive the services of CR7.
Ronaldo is currently the highest-paid player. Photo: Reuters.
According to Football Transfers, in early 2021, Ronaldo’s net worth was about 500 million USD, equivalent to 425 million euros and 362 million pounds. This number is about 100 million USD higher than his great rival Messi and double that of Neymar.
According to Forbes, CR7’s income increased sharply in 2021. However, Ronaldo still earned a little less money than Messi in 2020. Specifically, last year, CR7 earned 117 million USD, only 9 million USD lower than Messi’s total income.
With an income of 117 million USD in 2020, the Portuguese superstar receives 9.75 million USD per month and 2.25 million USD per week. Every day, Ronaldo earns about 320,000 USD. In more detail, CR7 has an hourly salary of 13,000 USD. That means he earns $215 per minute and about $3.60 per second.
Besides the contract worth 70 million USD with Juventus Club, CR7 also has many other huge incomes from business and brand ambassador for large companies in the world. Among them, Nike is considered the top prominent sponsor, paying Ronaldo more than 20 million USD per year.
Nike signed a lifetime contract with Ronaldo. Photo: Nike.
Ronaldo signed a lifetime contract with Nike in 2016. CR7 is the third athlete to do so after basketball giants Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
Besides, Ronaldo is also joined by other big brands such as Clear shampoo, Unilever, Altice, Herbalife, DAZN, MTG and Abbott… to promote his image. Currently, Ronaldo earns about 45 million USD per year from association with the above companies.
In addition to huge salaries on the field and valuable contracts from large companies, Ronaldo also built a hotel empire through his group called Pestana CR7. CR7’s hotel chain is currently present in many major cities including Madeira, Lisbon, Madrid, New York, Marrakech and Paris.
Ronaldo also partnered with Crunch Fitness company to launch a business with a series of online exercises. In 2013, CR7 launched the first fashion product line under his name, underwear. After that, this player’s company expanded its product range to sell shoes, perfume and clothes.
Ronaldo is also known as a player with many charitable activities. In 2015, CR7 was awarded the award for the most charitable sports star. Messi’s rival has promoted and financially supported major charities such as UNICEF, World Vision and Save the Children.
According to Goal, CR7 donated the 2016 Champions League prize money worth 600,000 euros to a non-governmental organization. In addition, Ronaldo donated money to a cancer treatment hospital in Portugal.
Ronaldo owns a huge supercar collection. Photo: Ronaldo.
Possessing a large income, CR7 is “not afraid to collect” luxury apartments and a series of expensive supercars. Ronaldo owned a large mansion in Alderley Edge while playing for Manchester United. After joining Real Madrid, the Portuguese superstar bought a villa for nearly 7 million euros in the La Finca neighborhood.
In 2018, CR7 joined Juventus and owns two more adjacent villas in Turin with private gyms and swimming pools. In addition, Ronaldo also has a resort in Costa del Sol. CR7’s main house in Madeira is worth nearly 10 million USD.
According to The Sun, Ronaldo is also a passionate car collector with a garage worth 22 million euros including famous names such as Bugatti Chiron, Bugatti Veyron, Mercedes G-Class Brabus, Lamborghini Aventador and Ferrari F12. Most notably, the Bugatti Centos Dieci model has only 10 units in the world and is valued at nearly 12 million USD.
In 2015, Ronaldo bought a private jet called Gulfstream G200 for more than 27 million USD. CR7 regularly uses it for trips around Europe. In addition, the Portuguese football superstar also bought a super yacht to increase his property portfolio. The yacht features luxurious interiors, six bathrooms, along with modern living, kitchen and entertainment areas.
Reference: Football Transfers
