[SEE LIST] Cristiano Ronaldo Tops 2015 List of World’s Richest Footballers.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the richest footballer in the

world, according to the 2015 Goal Rich List, an

annual chart of the game’s wealthiest active

players.

The Real Madrid star, 30, also topped the list in

2014 but has bolstered his position over the last

12 months to emerge €10 million ahead of

second-placed Lionel Messi with an overall

personal wealth of €210m.

Ronaldo has increased his wealth substantially,

thanks largely to having collected bonuses for

helping Real Madrid to the Champions League

and Club World Cup crowns. He also received a

sum for winning the 2014 Ballon d’Or.

Added to that, further earnings were reaped from

commercial deals with companies such as

Toyota, Herbalife and Samsung, while his long-

term association with Nike remained a key

money-spinner.

Barcelona’s Messi, who was just €2m short of

Ronaldo’s wealth in 2014, continues to generate

huge amounts off the field through both

commercial tie-ins and property moves, which

have seen him build up an extensive portfolio.

Industry experts worked with specialists across

the globe to bring together the final chart for

2015, detailing a catalogue of investments by the

world’s best-paid and financially-savvy players.

Neymar charted third in the Goal Rich List, with

he and his family still benefitting from a huge

chunk of the forward’s transfer from Santos in

2013. Paris Saint-Germain’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic

came in fourth, with Manchester United and

England striker Wayne Rooney the fifth and final

player to register personal wealth of over €100m.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid

midfielder David Beckham topped the list in 2013

before his retirement from the game.

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Goal Rich List 2015 – Top 20

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – €210m

2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – €200m

3. The Neymar family (Barcelona) – €135m

4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) – €105m

5. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – €103m

6. Kaka (Orlando City) – €96m

7. Samuel Eto’o (Sampdoria) – €87m

8. Raul (New York Cosmos) – €85m

9. Ronaldinho (Queretaro) – €83m

10. Frank Lampard (Manchester City) – €80m

11. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern) – €75m

12. Rio Ferdinand (QPR) – €72m

13. Gigi Buffon (Juventus) – €68m

14. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) – €64m

15. Yaya Toure (Manchester City) -€62m

16. Franck Ribery (Bayern) – €61m

17. Francesco Totti (Roma) – €60m

18. Gerard Pique (Barcelona) – €58m

19. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) -€58m

20. John Terry (Chelsea) – €56m