Cristiano Ronaldo will nearly certainly miss Real Madrid’s first competitive game of the season as a result of the knee injury which forced him out of Portugal’s 1-0 win over France in Sunday’s final of the European football championship.
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It has been another money-spinning year for Cristiano Ronaldo with the Real Madrid star coming fourth in Forbes’ latest earnings list.
The fans, who celebrated Ronaldo’s “Euro 2016” victory with Portugal over hosts France on Sunday at major bars in the town, said he had overtaken his Argentine counterpart in their unending supremacy battle.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s financial triumph completes a hat-trick in bragging rights over his arch-enemy this season.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are two of the world’s most successful athletes, but according to Forbes, they also rank among the top 10 of the world’s highest-paid celebrities.
The Real Madrid man Ronaldo, whose final ended prematurely with an injury, was impressively motivational from the sidelines as his side edged the favorites France in extra-time. If he misses the worst amount of time expected, 8 weeks, he will likely miss the start of Real Madrid’s regular season. As of now though, the 31-year-old is expected to join Zidane & co. on July 31, in NY.
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Ronaldo has barely had any injuries since his arrival at Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. Due to injury Portuguese prince might missed out preseason practices matches.
