Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>has become the first footballer to earn over $1 billion, according to Forbes, putting him ahead of rival .Ronaldo, 35, is ranked at No. 4 in the business magazine's list of the world's highest-paid figures in 2020 -- behind only Kylie Jenner, Kanye West and Roger Federer -- with analysis suggesting he brought in $105 million before tax over the past year.-- Insider Notebook: That takes the and star's career earnings to $1 billion.••••••According to Forbes, he is just the third athlete to do so while still active, following Tiger Woods and Floyd...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>has become the first footballer to earn over $1 billion, according to Forbes, putting him ahead of rival .Ronaldo, 35, is ranked at No. 4 in the business magazine's list of the world's highest-paid figures in 2020 -- behind only Kylie Jenner, Kanye West and Roger Federer -- with analysis suggesting he brought in $105 million before tax over the past year.-- Insider Notebook: That takes the and star's career earnings to $1 billion.••••••According to Forbes, he is just the third athlete to do so while still active, following Tiger Woods and Floyd...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>president Florentino Perez has admitted the European Super League is "on standby" after eight of the 12 clubs -- while blasting the current Champions League format as "obsolete" and claiming the reaction to the project was "as if we'd killed football."Perez -- one of the proposed breakaway competition's principal instigators, named as its first chairman -- also dismissed fan protests such as those seen outside 's Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, saying that "only 40" fans had been involved and suggesting they had been "mobilised" by Super League...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>president Florentino Perez has admitted the European Super League is "on standby" after eight of the 12 clubs -- while blasting the current Champions League format as "obsolete" and claiming the reaction to the project was "as if we'd killed football."Perez -- one of the proposed breakaway competition's principal instigators, named as its first chairman -- also dismissed fan protests such as those seen outside 's Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, saying that "only 40" fans had been involved and suggesting they had been "mobilised" by Super League...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>Spanish newspaper El Mundo claims it has obtained a copy of 's contract, saying figures confirm the star player's deal is the biggest in sports history.According to the report, Messi would receive a maximum of €555,237,619 (US$673,919,105) over four seasons, if a series of conditions were met.The contract was agreed in November 2017 and expires on June 30 this year, when Messi will leave Camp Nou if there is no agreement with the club over an extension., arguing that a clause in the deal allowed him to walk away for free, before eventually...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>Spanish newspaper El Mundo claims it has obtained a copy of 's contract, saying figures confirm the star player's deal is the biggest in sports history.According to the report, Messi would receive a maximum of €555,237,619 (US$673,919,105) over four seasons, if a series of conditions were met.The contract was agreed in November 2017 and expires on June 30 this year, when Messi will leave Camp Nou if there is no agreement with the club over an extension., arguing that a clause in the deal allowed him to walk away for free, before eventually...WW…