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An interview<\/a> with soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo is making rounds after he spent a big chunk of the interview discussing his wealth. During the conversation with Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ronaldo compared his net worth to winning the Ballon d’Or and talked openly about becoming a billionaire at 39, according to Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He also revealed that his most expensive purchase ever is a private jet he bought about a year ago. “I can buy whatever I want, but I don’t need it,” Ronaldo told Morgan.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Ronaldo said he hits financial milestones the same way he hits sports records: “I reached that number and I was very proud,” he said, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n

The outlet reported that the jet in question is a Bombardier Global Express XRS featuring a custom black-and-grey paint job, his silhouette on the side, and a refurbished cream interior.<\/p>\n

The 15-year-old jet can seat 14 passengers, sleep up to five people, and is estimated to be worth around $57 million. He also estimated that he owns about 42 luxury cars, but it’s an estimation because he simply lost count of the exact number.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo’s shopping habits have been scrutinized before because of the pollution linked to the private jet he discussed in the Morgan interview. Frequent jet usage creates a large carbon output, and the climate impact from private aviation is higher per passenger than commercial flights. Plus, leaked contract details said Ronaldo’s earnings soared after a deal with his Saudi Pro League team Al-Nassr, tying his spending power directly to industries with heavy environmental impacts.<\/p>\n

Pollution output from transportation is also part of the conversation, considering his large car collection. According to the EPA<\/a>, alternatively, electric vehicles produce no tailpipe pollution and reduce heat-trapping pollution when powered by clean energy. Choosing cleaner transportation, like switching to an EV<\/a> or choosing low-impact travel<\/a> options in general, is something individuals can do that’s opposite to Ronaldo’s admission that he treats cars like expensive decor.<\/p>\n

“It’s like buying a painting. I’m not going to drive that car, it’s an investment. I don’t know how many cars I have, I don’t count,” he told Morgan.<\/p>\n

Talking openly<\/a> about environmental choices, even if it’s concerning your favorite sports player, with friends and family, can help ground discussions about the impact of egregious wealth.<\/p>\n

Get TCD’s free newsletters<\/a> for easy tips to save more, waste less, and make smarter choices \u2014 and earn up to $5,000 toward clean upgrades in TCD’s exclusive Rewards Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An interview with soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo is making rounds after he spent a big chunk of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,3635,78949,157360,49624,561,82],"class_list":["post-367368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-luxury-cars","tag-piers-morgan-uncensored","tag-private-jet","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}