C. Ronaldo has officially been recognized as the highest-earning football player of all time, according to a newly released ranking by the prestigious sports portal Sportico.

In the list of the 50 highest-earning athletes in history, adjusted for inflation to the end of 2024, Cr7 ranked 3rd with an estimated total income of up to 2.23 billion USD.

Accordingly, Ronaldo currently earns about 260 million USD per year, including salary, competition bonuses, advertising contracts…

This is the second consecutive year that Cr7 has surpassed the 200 million USD mark and the eighth consecutive year that he has reached the 100 million USD mark – an unprecedented achievement in the football player world.

If only counting football players, behind Ronaldo on this list are Lionel Messi (5th – 1.85 billion USD), David Beckham (8th – 1.61 billion USD) and Neymar (14th – 1.17 billion USD).

While Ronaldo dominates the football field, two legendary names in other sports still hold the top two positions: Michael Jordan leads the list with 4.15 billion USD, and Tiger Woods is right behind with 2.79 billion USD….

Despite never playing at the Maracana, Ronaldo has been given the green light to have his footprints on the Walk of Fame at Brazil’s legendary stadium. According to O Globo, Cr7’s representatives have met with the Maracana stadium management to discuss Ronaldo’s desire to have his footprints on the Walk of Fame.

This information was confirmed by the media department of the Maracana Stadium Management Board to the media: “We have had contacts with C. Ronaldo’s team to discuss making this player’s dream come true, by keeping his foot here.

Built in 2000 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Maracana stadium, the Walk of Fame marks the footprints of the big names in Brazilian and international football who have played at this stadium.

More than 100 stars were honored here, of which only 6 were foreign players, including Eusebio (Portugal), Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), Alcides Ghiggia (Uruguay), Elias Figueroa (Chile), Romerito (Paraguay) and Dejan Petkovic (Serbia).