# Soccer: Portugal’s captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been confirmed as the sport’s first dollar billionaire. Financial information and media firm Bloomberg had measured the 40-year-old player’s wealth for the first time and values his net worth at 1.4-billion-dollar – or 24.3-billion-rand. This includes salaries, investments and endorsements, including a decade-long sponsorship by Nike worth 308-million-rand per year. Ronaldo became the best-paid player in history when he joined Saudi team Al-Nassr for over four-billion-rand per season in 2022.
Soccer: Ronaldo becomes sport’s first dollar billionaire