RONALDO to become soccers 1st BILLIONAIRE

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La Liga - Ronaldo set for billionaire status

Eurosport - Mon, 19 Oct 1100 2009

La Liga - Ronaldo set for billionaire status - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Real Madrid midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo is set to become football's first billionaire, earning an incredible £16,000 a minute.
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The former Manchester United ace is to be offered a staggering £1.5 million a game to take part in a series of friendlies in the Middle East, according to a report in the Daily Star.
That would see the current world footballer of the year take over from David Beckham as the planet's richest player and send him on his way to becoming the game's first billionaire.
Real are considering a tour of the Middle East with oil barons are prepared to shell out megabucks to lure the Spanish club - and main attraction Ronaldo - to Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
Real will be offered £3m per game for the tour during Spain's annual winter break, with that amount to be split 50-50 with Ronaldo to ensure the Portuguese is included in the trip.
A source told the Daily Star: "Real Madrid are the team of the moment and Ronaldo is the player everyone wants to see.
"He is the key to the deal. These wealthy businessmen are willing to break the bank to get him to play at their local stadium. Money really isn't an obstacle for these people.
"Real can virtually name their price if they include Ronaldo in the squad."
Ronaldo, bought by Real for £80m in the summer, already earns £12m a year at the Bernabeu, while pocketing a small fortune from a number of endorsement deals and his three clothing boutiques.
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[Jarvis]

I still wish he was at Utd - were missing him this season already

[Loy Toy]

And he can thank Alex Ferguson for setting his career on the right path.

I remember watching him tripping over his feet and no other player knew what he was doing.

Great player but had a great leveller and when he arrived at United.

[Rural Surin]

That kind of money to participate in professional sport. Grotesque...

[Gerbil]

So he earns 12m a year now, will get a bonus from these friendlies, dunno how many matches.... probably 3 or 4, so that's another 5m this year

Say he earns 20m a year total with other deals, that means he'll need to keep playing for 50 years to be a billionaire.

Load of bollocks from the Sport

[12Call]

Match fees (excluding endorsements and investments).

[Dan]

I seem to remember reading that Beckham had 100 million quid stuffed under the mattress so Ronaldo pulling in 10 times as much looks a bit improbable.

[12Call]

and Beckhams Academies.

[StrontiumDog]

Looks as though the 200 million Real Madrid spent on players was worth it...

Now, why don't UK clubs learn from this? Too late now though.