Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first billionaire football player in history according to the American magazine Forbes. The Portuguese crossed this symbolic bar this year with cumulative gains amounting to 105 million dollars.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a man of records. Even when he is not playing, the Portuguese still manages to take another step in the legend. This one concerns his bank account. Forbes magazine released its ranking of the celebrities who earned the most money this year on Friday. With 105 million dollars (92.9 million euros), CR7 comes in fourth position. A sum that allows him to cross the billion dollar mark of cumulative career gains. Unheard of for a footballer.
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Only three stars earned more according to the ranking established by the American media. Kylie Jenner, the star of American reality TV, leads the way with a fortune of $ 590 million over the year. Far ahead of rapper Kanye West and his $ 190 million. And it’s a sportsman who completes the podium: Roger Federer, with $ 106.3 million. It is the first time that a tennis player has been at the top of the ranking of sportsmen with cumulative gains over a year according to Forbes.
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Ronaldo is only the third sports figure to become a billionaire during his athletic career. Golfer Tiger Woods was the first to reach this legendary milestone in 2009, thanks to the signing of a spectacular contract with the American equipment supplier Nike. Boxer Floyd Mayweather joined him eight years later, in 2017, notably benefiting from the economic fallout from the fights broadcast on the “pay-per-view”. It is therefore a very closed club that the Portuguese footballer has just joined.
It should soon grow. When it comes to Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi is never far away. The Argentinian is also just behind CR7, in fifth position in this annual ranking established by Forbes. With $ 104 million in cumulative earnings, he is only beaten by a tiny million dollars. According to Tuttosport, the Pulga should join its great rival in the year 2021 by also reaching the milestone of a billion dollars in cumulative career gains.
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