Ronaldo outshines Messi in celebrity rich list
Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano
Ronaldo is the joint-fourth highest-paid celebrity in the world,
according to new figures published by Forbes, Goal reports.
Ronaldo, who recently helped Portugal
win Euro 2016, earns a total of £66.2m in salary and sponsorship
income, putting him level with American TV star Dr. Phil McGraw.
According to the data, Ronaldo, 31,
earns $55m in wages while the rest comes from his several lucrative
sponsorship deals with global brands such as Nike, Tag Heuer, Sacoor
Brothers suits and Monster headphones.
Ronaldo ranks above Barcelona forward
Lionel Messi, who is the eighth highest-paid celebrity and second
wealthiest footballer with an income of £61.3m.
The third richest sports celebrity is
basketball icon LeBron James on £57.9m, while musician Taylor Swift
ranks the highest on the list with an income of £127.9m.
British band One Direction £82.7m and
American author James Patterson £71.5m are the only other two
celebrities that finish higher than Ronaldo on Forbes’ list.
The only woman to make the top 50 list
of most highly paid athletes is 22-times Grand Slam winner Serena
Williams, who ranks 40th –well above Maria Sharapova, who now ranks at
88th since her failed drug test at the Australian Open this year – with
an annual income of $28.9m.
Meanwhile, just a few yachts sit
between Ronaldo and Messi, who are recharging their batteries by the
warm waters of the Mediterranean in close proximity, holidaying in
Ibiza’s Marina Botafoch, MARCA reports.
The Portugal captain arrived on Wednesday afternoon having celebrated the European Championship win in Lisbon.
Fans that were on the lookout for a
photo opportunity with Messi were taken by surprise when a dark car
emerged, with Ronaldo inside.
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