Cristiano Ronaldo has received yet another Guinness World Record for the highest earnings for an athlete in 2023.
The 38-year-old superstar is estimated to have earned a whopping £107.5 million in the 12 months to 1 May 2023. He has dethroned Lionel Messi, who was once a highly-paid athlete. by 2022, with an estimated income of 103 million pounds while playing for PSG.
Ronaldo’s record earnings include £35m in income from the pitch and £68.5m from advertising deals. Ronaldo has huge off-field income, including lucrative contracts with Nike and through his own assortment of CR7-branded merchandise.
The former Man United star is the world’s highest-paid athlete for the first time since 2017 and the third overall.
Previously, Ronaldo had a series of Guinness Records such as the player who capped the national team the most times in history, the top goalscorer in the history of international men’s football, the first player to score in 5 World Cups. Cup, the first player to score 10 hat-tricks for the national team, the top scorer and the player with the most appearances at the European Championships and the most caps for Portugal.. .
Ronaldo moved to the Saudi Pro League team after terminating his contract with Man United in December 2022. He has a contract with Al-Nassr until 2025 and is receiving huge benefits when pocketing a huge salary of 173 million pounds per year, or 3.6 million pounds per week.
He scored 14 goals in 19 games in all competitions during his first season at Al-Nassr, but failed to win any titles with his new team. Ronaldo’s team will have friendly matches against Celta Vigo, Benfica and PSG ahead of the new season in Saudi Arabia.
