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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes Football’s first-ever billionaire

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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes Football’s first-ever billionaire



According to Forbes, Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo has officially joined the billionaire club alongside fellow sporting greats Floyd Mayweather and Tiger Woods, making him football’s first-ever ten-figure player.

The 35-year-old, who was named the highest-paid footballer on the planet in 2020, according to Forbes, is also the highest-earning athlete in lockdown after making nearly £1.9 million through Instagram alone.

With a total of 429.3 million followers across all social media platforms, as well as his $65 million annual salary and bonus at current club Juventus, Ronaldo remains one of the best-paid athletes in the sport.

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The Juventus forward has made $650 million through football alone with the rest coming from an array of endorsement deals off the pitch.

He becomes only the third athlete to break the billion-dollar milestone whilst still playing, joining Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather in that illustrious club.

Forbes’ top 20 highest-paid male athletes in the world for 2020 were as followed:

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1. Roger Federer (Tennis) – $106.3m

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football) – $105m

3. Lionel Messi (Football) – $104m

4. Neymar (Football) – $95.5m

5. LeBron James (Basketball) – $88.2m

6. Stephen Curry (Basketball) – $74.4m

7. Kevin Durant (Basketball) – $63.9m

8. Tiger Woods (Golf) – $62.3m

9. Kirk Cousins (American football) – $60.5m

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10. Carson Wentz (American football) – $59.1m

11. Tyson Fury (Boxing) – $57m

12. Russell Westbrook (Basketball) – $57m

13. Lewis Hamilton (Racing driver) – $54m

14. Rory McIlroy (Golf) – $52m

15. Jared Goff (American football) – $49m

16. Conor McGregor (MMA) – $48m

17. James Harden (Basketball) – $47.8m

18. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball) – $47.6m

19. Anthony Joshua (Boxing) – $47m

20. Deontay Wilder (Boxing) – $46.5m

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