Financial information and media firm-Bloomberg, has named 40-year-old Portugal and Al-Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo as the first billionaire football player. According to BBC reports, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index evaluated career earnings, investments and endorsements and says Ronaldo’s net worth is $1.4bn (£1.04bn). Bloomberg said Ronaldo earned more than $550m (£410m) in salary between 2002 and 2023, and breaks down his reported earnings through deals and sponsorship, including a decade-long deal with Nike worth almost $18m (£13.4m) a year. When Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League in 2022 he…
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