Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Football’s First Billionaire.

Juventus Forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved a new record after Forbes declared him the first footballer to hit the billionaire status.

The Juventus superstar overtook longstanding rival Lionel Messi to regain the crown as football’s highest-paid player.

According to Forbes, the 35-year-old striker earned a whopping $105 million before taxes and fees in the past one year to be crowned the football’s first billionaire.

Cristiano Ronaldo earned $105 million in the past year, landing him at No. 4 on the 2020 Forbes #Celeb100 list, one spot above Lionel Messi—and making him the first soccer player in history to earn $1 billion https://t.co/QVNG43uqFw pic.twitter.com/YnuvRHxDOX

— Forbes (@Forbes) June 4, 2020

Forbes pointed out that the 35-year-old has received $650 millionin salary during his 17-year career so far, and is expected to reach $765 million when his current contract ends in June 2022.

Ronaldo’s $105 million income in 2020 is based on basic salary and win bonuses worth $60 million, plus another $45 million from sponsorship deals with the likes of Nike and Herbalife, as well his own “CR7” brand.