CRISTIANO RONALDO is a four-time Ballon d’Or winner, having broken the 50-goal mark six seasons in a row for Real Madrid – and his earnings match his success.
In November last year he signed a new deal until 2021 worth a whopping £43m per year in salary and bonuses.
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But that does not include tens of millions more each year from modelling, sponsorship deals and endorsements.
CR7 is the world’s most popular athlete with over 200 million social media followers, helping him land head-to-toe sponsorships including Nike,Tag Heuer, Sacoor Brothers suits and Monster headphones.
Here SunSport tries to fathom the most glamorous footballer in the world’s net worth…
What is Cristiano Ronaldo’s main income?
His current Real deal will see him rake in a net salary of £440,000 a week.
If he ever leaves Madrid, the team that buys him will have to pay the club $1 BILLION, or £690.5 million, in a buy-out.
Meanwhile, his lifetime contract with the sportswear manufacturers Nike, which began in 2003, is worth an astonishing £1billion in itself.
Those two agreements will push the Portuguese sensation into uncharted waters as he becomes football’s first billionaire.
Ronaldo’s burgeoning business empire also includes two hotels at present, underwear, CR7 blankets, facial fitness devices and shampoo, to name but a few.
What sponsorship deals does Ronaldo have?
There are almost too many to mention, but Nike is the main one – and it is the single biggest sponsorship deal in the world for a sport star. A selection of others includes:
Armani: He replaced his former Manchester United David Beckham for the endorsement of the Armani. Ronaldo modeling for the Emporio Armani men’s underwear and Jeans.
Castrol: Ronaldo became the brand Ambassador of Castrol in 2009 by signing deal of £8.2m for two years. He extended his affiliation with Castrol as he renewed the contract with £5.5m.
Tag Heuer: He joined the luxury watch brand Tag Heuer in 2014, as long term brand Ambassador.
Others include Coca Cola, KFC, video games maker Konami and airline Emirates.
Does Ronaldo have his own ranges and companies?
You bet he does. As well as lending his name to other brands, he his own CR7 logo is hugely popular.
Named after Cristiano Ronaldo himself, it is his personal brand of underwear – but now he has expanded it with different categories like sportswear and footwear, and sock collection.
As well as that, he has has his own hotels in Portugal’s capital Lisbon, and his hometown of Funchal on the island of Madeira.
His hobbies are many, but mainly include cars (he drives a £207,000 Lamborghini Aventador, along with a Maserati), as well as property and to his credit, a lot of charity work.
Is Ronaldo worth it?
Ronaldo is the top scorer in Real Madrid’s history with 372 goals in 360 appearances since joining the Spanish club from Manchester United in 2009 for a then-record £80m million transfer fee.
He led the team to two Champions League crowns, including in 2016 when Ronaldo hit the game-winning kick in a penalty shoot-out to defeat Atletico Madrid.
Added to that, he won two Balloon d’Or trophies with Real, and one in 2008 when he was at United – and is widely expected to win a third in January when the 2016 results are announced.
Ronaldo topped off a magical year with a Euro 2016 triumph in the summer over France for his first international trophy.
So what is Ronaldo's total net worth?
It is actually hard to estimate exactly, but somewhere between £210m and £230m factoring in our lack of exact knowledge into his various deals, and discrepancies in how much he earns.
But what is undisputed is that he is the best paid football AND overall sportsman in the world, beating basketball start LeBron James and his Barcelona footballing nemesis Lionel Messi into second and third.
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