Ronaldo becomes world's first billionaire footballer

Portugese and Juventus star player Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first footballer to earn $1 billion across his playing career. According to the Forbes, He earned $105 million before taxes and fees in the past year.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a famous name in the football world. Ronaldo has become the first footballer to earn more than a billion.

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 by. Sanil Chitrakar

Ronaldo, 35, is the fourth highest-earning celebrity in 2020 by business magazine Forbes. He is followed by American model and business personality Kelly Jenner, American champion Kanye West and Swiss tennis star Roger Federer.


Analysts estimate that he earned 105 million last year without tax deductions. With this, the total income of his career has reached 1 billion.


He is only the third person to earn Rs 1 billion in his active playing career. Earlier, Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather also raised a total of Rs 1 billion during their playing careers.
According to the list, Messi has also earned 104 million US dollars this year.

Only these two players won the Ballon d'Or award for 10 consecutive years from 2008 to 2018. At the time, Messi's Barcelona had won La Liga seven times, while Ronaldo's Madrid had won the Champions League four times.

Ronaldo has also spread his fame outside the football field. He also owns the CR7 Lifestyle brand and hotel chain and a museum in Madeira, his hometown in Portugal.