The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has fined Ronaldo for his indecent celebration with Al Shabab fans. The Portuguese star was suspended for one match and fined £6,000 (nearly VND200 million). However, this amount is nothing to CR7.
According to calculations by the Dailymail (UK), Ronaldo only needs 15 minutes to earn back this amount. Ronaldo's total income is 218 million pounds a year, of which 175 million pounds is salary at Al Nassr and the rest comes from advertising money with Nike, Herbalife, Armani, Tag Heuer, DAZN and PokerStars. Not to mention, this striker has income from his own brand called CR7.
So, on average, Ronaldo earns nearly £600,000 per day, or £414 per minute. Fans on social media joke that the superstar only needs to "sit around and do nothing" for 15 minutes to earn enough money to pay the fine.
Ronaldo is the highest earning athlete in 2023.
According to Dailymail, Ronaldo is the world's top athlete in the list of highest-earning athletes in 2023. He is far ahead of the second-placed golfer Jon Rahm (£161 million). The next positions belong to Lionel Messi (football - £103 million), LeBron James (basketball - £99.8 million), Kylian Mbappe (football - £99.2 million), Neymar (football - £96 million).
Ronaldo served his suspension from the Saudi Arabian Football Federation during the match between Al Nassr and Al Hazem. He sat in the stands watching his teammates play. Al Nassr was held to a 4-4 draw by the bottom team.
This draw greatly affects the championship ambitions of Ronaldo and his teammates. They are 6 points behind the leader Al Hilal but have played one more game. There are 12 more rounds in the Saudi Arabian national championship. If Al Hilal increases the gap to 9 points, Al Nassr's task will be very difficult.
In addition to the national championship, Ronaldo still has another goal: the AFC Champions League. Al Nassr is in the quarterfinals. Their opponent is Al Ain. If they go through, Al Nassr will meet an opponent from the Saudi Pro League, Al Hilal or Al Ittihad, in the semi-finals.
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