Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed Lionel Messi to become the first football player in the world to earn $1 billion in his career.In the world of sports, Cristiano Ronaldo is the third athlete to earn 1 billion dollars, after Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather. But even more proud when the Portuguese striker became the first football player to cross this finish line.
The eternal rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi is expanded to a new dimension, the ability to make money. Because he started his football career earlier, CR7 took advantage of this opportunity to finish ahead of the Barca striker.
Ronaldo achieved an income of 1 billion dollars in his career
With $105 million earned last year, Ronaldo ranked fourth in Forbes’ ranking of highest-earning athletes, just ahead of Messi. Thanks to that, the former Real Madrid striker surpassed the $1 billion mark earned in his career.
In the world of sports, Ronaldo is only the third athlete to reach this magnificent figure after Tiger Woods (who became a “billionaire” in 2009) and Floyd Mayweather (in 2007).
Ronaldo earns a lot of money from both salary and sponsorship
Therefore, CR7 is currently the only billionaire in team sport, with $650 million in salary and bonuses earned after a 17-year career and at the end of the current contract (expiring in June 2022) will become to 765. Including revenue from sponsors, he exceeded $1 billion.
Messi, who started his professional career 3 years after Ronaldo, has earned $605 million from 2005 to present.
