Ronaldo became the highest paid athlete in the world

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football superstar, continues to break great records one after another at the age of 38 and register his name in the history of the green rectangle.
 
  For the first time since 2017 and the third time in total, Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar and the current player of the Saudi Al-Nasr team, topped the list of the world's highest-paid athletes by Forbes and won a new title in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest annual income. An athlete won in 2023.
 
With this record, Ronaldo became the world's highest-paid athlete for the third time to register his name in the Guinness Book of Records. The holder of 5 Golden Balls, the best player in the world, had already set 9 football records in Guinness.
 
Last season, Ronaldo joined Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia with an astronomical contract. The player's annual salary of 200 million euros in Saudi Arabia has made him the world's highest-paid athlete by far in 2023.
 
However, his on-field earnings are less than off-field earnings. In addition to his lifetime contract with Nike, Ronaldo also earns money through his own brand CR7 merchandise.
 
Forbes calculates athletes' earnings based on data obtained from industry experts, news reports and salary databases. On-field earnings figures include salaries, awards and bonuses, while off-field earnings are an estimate of sponsorship deals and personal earnings from their businesses.