The striker of Arabian Al-Nassr and the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest paid athlete in 2023 according to the Sportico magazine's estimations.
Over the past year, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner earned €255.3 million, €137 million of which was under contract with his current club. The rest of the sum came from the 39-year-old striker's sponsorship contracts.
Lionel Messi closed the top three of the list with an income of €122.66 million. Golfer Jon Rahm (188.4 million euros) is positioned between the great footballers. LeBron James and Kylian Mbappe are in the top five respectively.
Earlier it was reported that Ronaldo gifted his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez a watch for $ 100 thousand dollars.