The Portuguese superstar again set a new Guinness record, continuing to trail his Argentine colleague in the total number of Guinness titles achieved.

Cristiano Ronaldo officially set a new Guinness record , with the highest annual income of a professional football player in history, in 2023.

According to the latest rankings published by Forbes Magazine, the Portuguese striker has finished at No. 1 for the first time since 2017 with an incredible achievement. And Ronaldo also put his name in the Guinness record when he became the first person to reach the number of $ 136 million / year.

Prior to that, his rival Leo Messi held the position for a very long time, the latest was in 2022 when Forbes also released details of earnings of $130 million (£103 million) that year. , when El Pulga was still playing for Paris Saint-Germain.

It is known that the main factor helping Ronaldo to have such a “speedy” step is because right after the Portuguese superstar confirmed to join Al Nassr Club , the team playing in the Saudi Pro League in January.

Ronaldo once again set a Guinness record in 2023. Photo: Internet

In addition, CR7’s income also comes from other fields outside the field. This figure has skyrocketed from $46m (£35m) to $90m (£68.5m) from advertising sponsorship deals with Nike and other brands with contracts with Nike. Cristiano Ronaldo.

Besides, CR7’s image rights contract income also skyrocketed after he left Man United and moved to Saudi Arabia to play football, a surprise to the data analysis expert. Although Ronaldo has come to a tournament that is less attractive in the Middle East and cannot be compared with the top European leagues at the moment.

All the numbers are enough to prove that Ronaldo’s “hot” power has not diminished, no matter where the superstar of Portuguese football plays.

In particular, the year 2023 became more meaningful for CR7 when he once again set a Guinness record, and once more surpassed Leo Messi.