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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Numerouno94(m): 12:14pm On Jun 05, 2020
Dalil6:
True GOAT

This guy's a God

Most handsome footballer
2nd most powerful influencer in football
Most followed person on the planet
Richest footballer, 2nd richest athlete
Perfect physique
Great fashion sense
Most complete footballer ever
A good father and great philanthropist
Everything about him is just perfect, he has no shortcomings.

I can see why Messi followers are so envious of him.

Most handsome footballer? Good heavens..!! re u shitin me?

U also said "most complete footballer"... Abeg shift lemme faint.

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Adeniyi9462(m): 12:17pm On Jun 05, 2020
Vanity
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Dalil6: 12:18pm On Jun 05, 2020
Numerouno94:


Most handsome footballer? Good heavens..!! re u shitin me?

U also said most complete footballer... Abeg shift lemme faint.

How many headed and right footed goals have your local dwarf scored in his lifetime?

And name a footballer with a better physique and better looking than Ronaldo?

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by adedayoa2(f): 12:23pm On Jun 05, 2020
GBOKASINCHA:
But his net worth is not up to a billion now undecided Kylie Jenner get money pass Messi and Ronaldo combined
i think the thread is the 1st billionaire in the footballers world.

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Petersamuel8(m): 12:23pm On Jun 05, 2020
Congratulations
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Tonymegabush1(m): 12:24pm On Jun 05, 2020
Chai see money like if I know I would have become a football as my Papa used to buy me ball then well all never lost, my son/daughter go become one...

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by BonPatrick(m): 12:26pm On Jun 05, 2020
He goat
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by obonujoker(m): 12:28pm On Jun 05, 2020
StubbornGENIUS:
Oga calm down there jare.Your lies are out of this world!Most complete footballer my foot.

So who's the most complete footballer that you know??

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by adeboizy11(m): 12:30pm On Jun 05, 2020
Change that upper case letter 'G' to lower case letter 'g'
No one shares the place of God almighty. Even the atheist(s) knows this alive or in death.
Cheers to CR7 my favorite person

Dalil6:
True GOAT

This guy's a God

Most handsome footballer
2nd most powerful influencer in football
Most followed person on the planet
Richest footballer, 2nd richest athlete
Perfect physique
Great fashion sense
Most complete footballer ever
A good father and great philanthropist
Everything about him is just perfect, he has no shortcomings.

I can see why Messi followers are so envious of him.

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by 2loadedguy: 12:31pm On Jun 05, 2020
DrayZee:

Lol. Others are a hoax, including a skill that was literally named after him?

Messi fans are the most delusional people on earth grin grin grin cheesy No vex sha. It’s not good for your health.
What's the skill named after Ronaldo other than the widely known penaldo? We all know he's the king of penalties. You call Ronaldo that cannot put two passes together for his teammates the most complete player? I have video proof of his matches in Juve, his passing ability is extremely poor and thats what makes a player complete because u need vision and teamwork in football which is the reason many football coaches and pundits will always rate Messi ahead of him anytime anyday cos of Messi's playmaking abilities.
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by obonujoker(m): 12:32pm On Jun 05, 2020
StubbornGENIUS:
The only correct items on your list are penalties and goals in the box.Others are a hoax

- Name any active players who has more freekick goals than Ronaldo

- Name any player who has more successful dribbles in a match than Ronaldo

-Name any player who has more headed goals than Ronaldo

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by ddippset(m): 12:34pm On Jun 05, 2020
Dalil6:
True GOAT

This guy's a God

Most handsome footballer
2nd most powerful influencer in football
Most followed person on the planet
Richest footballer, 2nd richest athlete
Perfect physique
Great fashion sense
Most complete footballer ever
A good father and great philanthropist
Everything about him is just perfect, he has no shortcomings.

I can see why Messi followers are so envious of him.
Taa

Most handsome footballer for where?
With im small head.

You are confusing most handsome with most famous.



Beckam
Neymar
Kaka
Boateng Jerome
Fabregas

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Abkay95: 12:35pm On Jun 05, 2020
just wondered why many blacks can't read to comprehend. it was clearly stated that Messi began his senior footballing career three years after Ronaldo had started and all NLs could do is started labelling him as the greatest of all time. though we know who the real GOAT is...

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by ddippset(m): 12:36pm On Jun 05, 2020
Dalil6:
True GOAT

This guy's a God

Most handsome footballer
2nd most powerful influencer in football
Most followed person on the planet
Richest footballer, 2nd richest athlete
Perfect physique
Great fashion sense
Most complete footballer ever
A good father and great philanthropist
Everything about him is just perfect, he has no shortcomings.

I can see why Messi followers are so envious of him.
Stick with modelling while we stick with football.

Comparing Ronaldo to Messi is football is an exercise of ignorance.
It is blasphemy.
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by obonujoker(m): 12:38pm On Jun 05, 2020
ddippset:
Stcik With modelling while we stick with football.

Comparing Ronaldo to Messi is football is an exercise of ignorance.
It is blasphemy.

Name one thing Messi can do that cr7 can't, and I will mention two ronaldo can do that Messi can't.. c'est fini wink

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by ANTONINEUTRON(m): 12:39pm On Jun 05, 2020
Dalil6:
True GOAT

This guy's a God

Most handsome footballer
2nd most powerful influencer in football
Most followed person on the planet
Richest footballer, 2nd richest athlete
Perfect physique
Great fashion sense
Most complete footballer ever
A good father and great philanthropist
Everything about him is just perfect, he has no shortcomings.

I can see why Messi followers are so envious of him.
Jurgen Klopp??


Humour me
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by okezuoemmanue(m): 12:41pm On Jun 05, 2020
So leg alone give am 1 billion.
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by osamz007: 12:43pm On Jun 05, 2020
paulolee:
dts so cool being the first billionare footballer but all the same it doesnt takes anything from the fact dt messi is currently leading the G.O.A.T race for the main time..footballers are rated based on thier achievements n laurels won and not based on how much is in thier account, knew that juve deal was a very lucrative one for him to dump madrid for italy knowing fully well dt his chances of winning ballon d or is very slim in juve..pls d cr7 fans am happy for him bt dnt get too carried away bcoz his move to madrid was once d highest transfer ever bt now its small money in today's transfer business and a few years from now anoda player wud be raking hundreds of billions because footballers are making mad money but i dnt think any player would dominate the world lyk this two alliens, also if football is all abt money messi would av done dt figures a long time ago bcoz all top rich clubs lyk p.s.g, mancity, those crazy guys in china n even madrid made various lucrative bids for messi and even heard abt city giving him a blank cheque to say his prize bt he ignored n still at barca and av achieved more, and lastly, currently am happy dt we all agree dt messi is d main G.O.A.T (6 ballon d or n more awards and trophies won) and cr7 is d first footballer to reach billion figures(mayb dt wud mk him win d next ballon d or)...figures dt messi and neyma would shatter before they retire...


Story story!
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by ddippset(m): 12:45pm On Jun 05, 2020
obonujoker:


Name one thing Messi can do that cr7 can't, and I will mention two ronaldo can do that Messi can't.. c'est fini wink
1. Score 5 goals without a penalty.

2. Score 91 goals in one year.

3. Score 50 league goals in one season.

4. Score against all teams in the league CONSECUTIVELY.

5. Have the highest goals and highest assists at the same time in one season.



I could go on and on, it's not worth it. Don't have time for that.

More Goals per Game played
More Assists per Game played
More Chances
More Trophies
More Ballon dors
More Awards


Messi is Ronaldo's Lord in football.

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by StubbornGENIUS: 12:46pm On Jun 05, 2020
obonujoker:


- Name any active players who has more freekick goals than Ronaldo

- Name any player who has more successful dribbles in a match than Ronaldo

-Name any player who has more headed goals than Ronaldo

- Name any active or retired players who has more goals in a calendar year than Messi

- Name any player who has scored in successive league matches than Messi

-Name any player who has created more chances,more assists and more goals against English oppostition in Europe

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by 2loadedguy: 12:49pm On Jun 05, 2020
obonujoker:


- Name any active players who has more freekick goals than Ronaldo

- Name any player who has more successful dribbles in a match than Ronaldo

-Name any player who has more headed goals than Ronaldo
Stop coming online to display your ignorance here. A simple google from your phone will tell you what you have typed is blasphemy. Pjanic is rated the best freekick taker in the world and Ronaldo is not even in the first 5 mentions, the best dribbler in the world also is of course Lionel Messi while your Ronaldo is not even also in the first five mention here. In header he made the first five but even Didier Drogba is considered a better header of the ball than Ronaldo.
Gullible lazy folks won't do any research but just come online and type rubbish.
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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Mawex(m): 12:53pm On Jun 05, 2020
Rich or Richer, Ronaldo is redefining history, whether you like it or not, two names will always remain in history, Ronaldo and Messi, take a chill pill and relax.

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by HundredWays(m): 12:54pm On Jun 05, 2020
obonujoker:


- Name any active players who has more freekick goals than Ronaldo

- Name any player who has more successful dribbles in a match than Ronaldo

-Name any player who has more headed goals than Ronaldo
Don't mind these messi fans..

Very delusional human beings... Once Ronaldo is mentioned, they all come online to rant and disgrace their linage undecided
Ronaldo is the best thing that has ever happen to Football! His legacy will reign till end time wink
ORORO the Goat smiley

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Farid24224(m): 12:54pm On Jun 05, 2020
WriterNig:
Add another zero to soccer’s most expensive rivalry.

Cristiano Ronaldo earned $105 million after taxes and fees in the past year despite taking a pay-cut at Juventus, landing him at No. 4 on the 2020 Forbes Celebrity 100, one spot above his top rival in the sport, Lionel Messi, and making him the first soccer player in history to earn $1 billion in salary across his playing career.

The 35-year-old striker is only the third athlete to hit the mark while still playing, following Tiger Woods, who did it in 2009 on the back of his long-term endorsement deal with Nike and Floyd Mayweather, who did it in 2017 and has made most of his income from a cut of pay-per-view sales for his boxing matches.

Ronaldo, the first to reach the earnings milestone in a team sport, has made $650 million on the pitch during his 17 years as a pro and is expected to reach $765 million in career salary with his current contract, which ends in June 2022. Messi, who began playing at the senior level three years after Ronaldo, has earned a total of $605 million in salary since 2005.

The only team athlete to even come within striking distance of those figures was former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, who retired in 2016 after 22 years in Major League Baseball having earned $450 million in salary. Not even soccer legend David Beckham came close, ending his career with total earnings of $500 million, half of which came from off-the-pitch endorsements.

“Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players of all time, in the world’s most popular sport, in an era when football has never been so rich,” said Sporting Intelligence’s Nick Harris, whose Global Sports Salaries Survey ranks teams worldwide based on total salary expense. “He’s box office.”

Ronaldo and Messi’s head-to-heads heated up in 2009 in Spain’s La Liga, where Ronaldo played for Real Madrid and Messi for Barcelona.

Their faceoffs on the pitch ignited a nine-year battle for bragging rights as the best—and top-paid—in the sport, a highly personal tit-for-tat that had them re-negotiating contracts in lockstep and monopolizing the game’s highlight reel.

The rivalry was as entertaining as it was profitable, coming just as clubs around the world were seeing soaring attendance and an influx of television money. The two were perfectly matched for battle, on and off the pitch: Ronaldo perfected a shirtless, stylized showmanship while Messi played the quiet game, always a tad unkempt and as prolific a scorer as he was a wingman. Ronaldo strutted after every goal. Messi was a master at thanking his teammates.

Both backed it up. Barcelona won La Liga’s title six times and two Champions Leagues trophies with Messi on the squad. Real Madrid won the Spanish title twice and the Champions League four times with Ronaldo. During their years in the league, each player nabbed the Ballon d’Or (soccer’s MVP award) four times, and El Clásico, the nickname for their clubs’ fierce clashes, was a record-setting television event worldwide.

But when it comes to leveraging celebrity, it has been no contest. Guided by Jorge Mendes of Gestifute, one of the world’s most powerful agents, Ronaldo has amassed an ever-growing following of fans and consumers drawn to his poster-boy good looks, his trend-setting hair styles, his impeccable fashion sense and, lately, his softer side as a family man whose toddlers pop up on his social media posts.

In January, he became the first person with 200 million followers on Instagram, part of a social media army of 427 million across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter that makes him the most popular athlete on the planet.

Nike pays him upwards of $20 million annually and signed him to a lifetime deal in 2016, making him just the third athlete, after Michael Jordan and LeBron James, hitched to the Swoosh for eternity.

In May, the footwear maker announced the release of a ten-year-anniversary edition of his first signature Mercurial Superfly and a child’s version to celebrate his son’s 10th birthday, complete with his famous celebration stance, signature and logo.

Pitches for Clear shampoo, Herbalife and pharmaceutical maker Abbott help raise his endorsement tally to $45 million.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/christinasettimi/2020/06/04/ronaldos-105-million-year-tops-messi-and-crowns-him-soccers-first-billion-dollar-man/amp/?espv=1
Where are the Messi fans!! grin grin

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by tfash96(m): 12:54pm On Jun 05, 2020
Dalil6:


How many headed and right footed goals have your local dwarf scored in his lifetime?

And name a footballer with a better physique and better looking than Ronaldo?
Calm down we're not in fashion parade.. Neymar in his normal days without beards can still be preferred to Ronaldo.. When it comes to Ball don't mix it up.. Messi has no competitor people are just forcing Ronaldo beside him.. You just have to open ur eyes and see beyond sentiment
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by HundredWays(m): 12:55pm On Jun 05, 2020
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2loadedguy:

Stop coming online to display your ignorance here. A simple google from your phone will tell you what you have typed is blasphemy. Pjanic is rated the best freekick taker in the world and Ronaldo is not even in the first 5 mentions, the best dribbler in the world also is of course Lionel Messi while your Ronaldo is not even also in the first five mention here. In header he made the first five but even Didier Drogba is considered a better header of the ball than Ronaldo.
Gullible lazy folks won't do any research but just come online and type rubbish.
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Trash.
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by HundredWays(m): 12:56pm On Jun 05, 2020
tfash96:
Calm down we're not in fashion parade.. Neymar in his normal days without beards can still be preferred to Ronaldo.. When it comes to Ball don't mix it up.. Messi has no competitor people are just forcing Ronaldo beside it.. You just have to open ur eyes and see beyond sentiment
Messi is Good, Ronaldo is Better cheesy

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Buktu: 12:59pm On Jun 05, 2020
2loadedguy:

What's the skill named after Ronaldo other than the widely known penaldo? We all know he's the king of penalties. You call Ronaldo that cannot put two passes together for his teammates the most complete player? I have video proof of his matches in Juve, his passing ability is extremely poor and thats what makes a player complete because u need vision and teamwork in football which is the reason many football coaches and pundits will always rate Messi ahead of him anytime anyday cos of Messi's playmaking abilities.

He has more than 200 assists, all time highest assist in champions league, all time highest assist in Madrid, second all time highest assist in LA Liga, and he cannot put two passes together for his teammates. Abeg who has he been passing to?

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Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by Dalil6: 1:02pm On Jun 05, 2020
tfash96:
Calm down we're not in fashion parade.. Neymar in his normal days without beards can still be preferred to Ronaldo.. When it comes to Ball don't mix it up.. Messi has no competitor people are just forcing Ronaldo beside it.. You just have to open ur eyes and see beyond sentiment

Really? Or you're the ones forcing Messi down our throats and letting sentiments becloud your judgment when deep down you know Ronaldo has no equal when it comes to actual football. Ronaldo is the best thing to happen to football, hands down the greatest player in the 21st century make no mistake.

There are other kings of football but he's the king of all kings, he defies the laws of physics even at his age. We're so lucky to have him.
Re: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Football 1st Billionaire - Forbes by teemie(m): 1:04pm On Jun 05, 2020
adedayoa2:
i think the thread is the 1st billionaire in the footballers world.
No mind the fool, mumu

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