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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born on 5th February 1985, is the five-time Ballon d’Or winner and one of the greatest footballers on the planet. In 2018 he joined Juventus at a transfer fee of £100,000,000 (~Rs.885 crores) with a weekly salary of £1,000,000 (~Rs.88.5 crores).

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Cristiano is the first footballer to surpass $1 billion in career earnings. Only two athletes could achieve this height in their sports are Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather. He earns $40 million from his endorsements apart from his salary.

Ronaldo’s current net worth in 2021 according to Forbes is nearly 3,651 crore rupees ($500 million).

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Lionel Andres Messi, born on 24th June 1987, is the six-time Ballon d’Or winner. Messi gets a whopping amount of salary of $92 million in the calendar year 2020-21 which tags him as the highest-paid player in the world. According to Forbes, Messi’s net worth is nearly 2,921 crore rupees ($400 million).

Messi also earns $40 million from his brand endorsements.