Cristiano Ronaldo is the most famous athlete on the planet.
With a Real Madrid salary in the tens of millions and some of the biggest endorsement deals in football, he has a ludicrous amount of cash to burn — according to Forbes, he was the third highest-paid athlete in the world in 2018, behind only Floyd Mayweather and fellow superstar Lionel Messi.
Find out how he earns his money and what he spends all that cash on below.
Tony Manfred and Melissa Stranger originally contributed to this slideshow.
Ronaldo earned $ 108 million (£81.5 million) in the last 12 months, according to Forbes, making him one of the highest-paid sports stars in the world.
Source: Forbes
Almost half of that income ($ 47 million, £35.5 million) was from endorsement deals with companies like Tag Heuer, Herbalife, and Nike.
Ronaldo’s new deal with Nike will reportedly pay him over £19 million per year for the rest of his life. At that rate, the deal will reach £800 million ($ 1 billion) in total value when Ronaldo is 73 years old.
Source: Forbes
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
See Also:
- Landon Donovan says controversial decision to support Mexico at World Cup preceded ad campaign but feels it could have been handled differently
- The best photo from every match of the 2018 World Cup
- Cristiano Ronaldo lost a game of ping pong to a former Manchester United teammate — and his reaction shows his extraordinary competitiveness
