{"id":144785,"date":"2025-11-20T13:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/144785\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:57:08","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-net-worth-can-surpass-david-beckham-and-lionel-messi-after-donald-trump-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/144785\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo net worth can surpass David Beckham and Lionel Messi after Donald Trump visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo has already become the first-ever active footballer to become a billionaire, but his net worth could be set to soar even further in the US\"CristianoCristiano Ronaldo’s net worth could be boosted by an additional \u00a376.5m(Image: PA)<\/p>\n

Cristiano Ronaldo could be poised to boost his earnings by an additional $100m (\u00a376.5m) in the United States following his appearance at the White House.<\/p>\n

The Portuguese superstar has built an extraordinary reputation through a remarkable footballing journey spanning Sporting CP, Manchester United<\/a>, Real Madrid, Juventus and most recently, Al-Nassr. Yet according to Professor Rob Wilson, Director of Executive Education at University Campus of Football Business, the 40-year-old’s activities away from the pitch may enable him to develop a more substantial brand than the likes of David Beckham<\/a> and long-standing rival, Lionel Messi.<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaking to Vegas Insider after Ronaldo was seen at the White House State Banquet, the specialist said: “Ronaldo already operates as a billion-dollar global asset. But that White House moment will add political relevance and some hugely important US visibility which are powerful brand signals.<\/p>\n

“When Donald Trump frames Ronaldo<\/a> as a family favourite of his son, it humanises his image and broadens sponsor appeal. The earned media impact from such exposure would likely sit in the mid eight-figure range, with a small uplift to endorsement pricing in a portfolio already producing well over $60m (\u00a345.9m) a year.<\/p>\n

“We can expect CR7 to press on toward $100m (\u00a376.5m) endorsements in the US as a result of his invitation and appearance at the banquet.”<\/p>\n

Professor Wilson also drew comparisons between Ronaldo’s American presence and Messi, who has taken comparable measures recently to feature alongside the US president. He continued: “Messi’s shift into high-level business forums, such as his appearance at the America Business Forum alongside Donald Trump, helps reframe him from elite athlete to national economic ambassador.<\/p>\n

“Messi’s brand is already approaching $1bn (\u00a3765m) in value with demonstrable commercial impact as shown by Inter Miami’s revenue doubling and valuation jumping past $1bn (\u00a3765m) itself. His presence signals reliability to investors and governments. It positions him for equity stakes, long-term partnerships and sovereign-level ventures rather than conventional sponsorships.<\/p>\n

\"CristianoCristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are long-term rivals in football.(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“Beckham still sets the standard for turning fame into a lifestyle empire, backed by a half-billion-pound image rights business and a stake in a billion-dollar club. But Messi and Ronaldo now sit on larger global platforms with bigger fan ecosystems and deeper earning power.<\/p>\n

“Each has the scale to become a long-term institutional brand, Ronaldo as a luxury fitness, Gulf-backed platform with Messi acting as a soft-power bridge across the Americas and the global football economy. Both have the potential to surpass Beckham’s long-term commercial footprint with carefully curated activations and appearances.”<\/p>\n

This year, Ronaldo made history by becoming the first active footballer to reach billionaire status. This is in part due to his lucrative contract with Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, which is reportedly worth over $400m (\u00a3306m).<\/p>\n

Currently, it’s estimated that Ronaldo’s net worth stands at around $1.4billion (\u00a31bn).<\/p>\n

To put this into perspective, Ronaldo’s wealth far surpasses that of David and Victoria Beckham, who have a combined net worth of \u00a3500m, as well as Lionel Messi, whose fortune is reported to be around $850m (\u00a3650m).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo has already become the first-ever active footballer to become a billionaire, but his net worth could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,31031,21240,156,97538,21241,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-144785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-david-beckham","tag-entertainment","tag-lionel-messi","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}