Ronaldo has criticized former club Manchester United after an explosive interview in which he accused ex-manager Eric ten Hag and said he was not showing the respect the Dutchman deserved.
Ronaldo is known for breaking world records on the field with his football skills, but this time he has used his popularity and brand image to set a new world record off the field.
To understand the scale, let’s take the Indian Premier League (IPL), the league of the richest cricketers in the world.
Comparing Ronaldo’s world-record contract to his IPL, this is more than double what all of his 10 franchises spend on player salaries each year. All 10 teams in the IPL use a fixed budget of Rs 800 crore for player salaries. The total turned out to be Rs 800 crore. simple mathematics.
Well, that’s the most they can spend, but sometimes they can’t even get the most out of it. Take this year as an example, after the IPL 2023 mini-auction held earlier this month, all 10 teams had some money in his wallet. Ronaldo’s deal is set to fetch Rs 1.8 crore over the next two years, more than double the annual spending of all 10 IPL teams combined.
This figure is set for him to rise from Rs 80 crore in the coming years as the IPL advances rapidly, but it will be years before the cricketer earns more than the top footballers.
