4 richest footballers who are among top 50 world's highest-paid athletes

Who is the richest footballer in the world?

#2 Cristiano Ronaldo

Salary/Winnings: $61 M

Endorsement: $47 M

Amongst all the records made by Ronaldo during the season, two of them stood out. One being that he equaled Lionel Messi and won his fifth Ballon d'Or. Secondly, he became the first player in the history of football to win five Champions League title. He scored 43 goals for Real Madrid in all competitions.

Off the pitch too, Ronaldo created a record of sorts after he signed a lifetime Nike contract which is worth upward of $1 billion. Apart from that, he endorses a plethora of brands and rakes in a lot of moolah. With 322 million social media followers, he has garnered a lot of viewers attention and helps big companies endorse their products through his accounts on Instagram, Twitter, etc. This makes him the third highest paid athlete in the world,(Second in football)

Edited by Zeeshan Ali