Cristiano Ronaldo Named as the 4th Richest Celebrity in the World After Sensational Season

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​ Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as one of the world's top five richest celebrities after figures revealed he earned a staggering £66.2m in the last year.

​The figures published by Forbes follow the end of a sensational season on the football pitch for the Real Madrid Galactico. 

Having converted the winning penalty in Real Madrid's Champions League success over neighbours Atletico, Ronaldo led Portugal to glory at this summer's Euro 2016 in France.

Ronaldo and Portugal's success in France will go down in history as they clinched their first trophy at a major tournament.

With the 31-year-old seemingly one of the favourites to win this year's Balon d'Or, this latest news only adds to an incredible year for the Portuguese. 

The figures show that roughly £41.5m of Ronaldo's wealth comes from his annual summary with Real Madrid, while the rest comes from high-profile sponsorship.

Ronaldo has commercial ties with worldwide brands including Nike and watchmakers Tag Heuer.

The former Manchester United player's total earnings therefore see him tied fourth on Forbes' annual rich list.

The footballer shares the position with American TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw.

His earnings do, however, see him named as the top earning sports person in the world. Arch rival Lionel Messi of Barcelona follows 'CR7' as the second best paid sports person with a total wealth of £61.3m. Messi follows Ronaldo in eighth place in the overall celebrity list.

With his contract at the Bernabeu set to run until 2018, Ronaldo's earnings in the coming years will only increase.

After rising from 10th place in the 2015 list, Ronaldo is set to continue his rise amongst the world's wealthiest.