Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Saudi club Al-Nassr, has retained his position at the top of the world’s highest-paid footballers listf or 2026, according to a ranking published by US magazine Forbes.
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Ronaldo and Argentine star Lionel Messi have held the top two spots for the fourth consecutive season and for the 12th time in the past 13 seasons. Ronaldo’s projected earnings stand at $300 million, compared with Messi’s $145 million.
According to Forbes, Ronaldo is expected to earn $250 million from his contract with Al-Nassr, in addition to $50 million from sponsorships and commercial investments. Al-Nassr teammate Sadio Mané of Senegal ranked seventh, with projected earnings of $54 million.
Forbes estimated the combined earnings of the 10 highest-paid footballers this season at approximately $942 million, with Ronaldo and Messi alone accounting for nearly half of that total.
Source: Agencies
