Ronaldo earns Guinness Record as highest-paid athlete of 2023

Ronaldo’s record earnings for the year are estimated at $136 million, including $46 million in on-field earnings and $90 million in off-field earnings, according to Forbes. (File photo: Ludovic Péron/Flickr, CC BY 2.0)

MOSCOW – Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a Guinness World Records title for the highest annual earnings for an athlete in 2023, according to a statement released on the organization’s website.

“For the first time since 2017 (and third time overall), Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, earning himself a Guinness World Records title for the highest annual earnings for an athlete in 2023,” the statement reads.

Ronaldo’s record earnings for the year are estimated at $136 million, including $46 million in on-field earnings and $90 million in off-field earnings, according to Forbes.

Argentinian forward Lionel Messi came in second with $130 million, split evenly between $65 million in on-field earnings and $65 million in off-field earnings.

In comparison with another football player, French player Kylian Mbappe’s on-field earnings of $100 million contribute heavily to his total of $120 million. (TASS)