Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal during a World Cup Qualifying game against Hungary. Grzegorz Wajda/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the sport’s first ever billionaire player following a contract he signed with Al Nassr earlier this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index .

Although the former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus star – now in the latter stages of his playing career – has always been one of the top earners in soccer, it’s his current stint at Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr that has catapulted him onto the exclusive list of billionaire athletes.

After moving to the Saudi Pro League in January 2023, he became the highest-paid player in the sport’s history with an annual salar

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