Nike will pay Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo six million euros per year until 2014 under a new sponsorship deal it has reached with the Portuguese winger, sports daily Marca reported Thursday.
The 25-year-old earned 4.5 million euros (6.0 million US dollars) under his previous contract with the world’s largest sporting goods maker, the newspaper said.
While the new deal makes Ronaldo the best paid footballer of those which Nike sponsors, the amount he makes is still lower than that dished out to other athletes, such as basketball stars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James of the NBA.
Source:news.yahoo.com
