Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire, according to the financial news website Bloomberg. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index places Ronaldo’s net worth at £1.04 billion, boosted by his new bumper deal with the Saudi team Al-Nassr. In June the former Manchester United player signed a two-year extension to his tax-free contract with the Riyadh club, thought to be worth about £300 million, or about half a million pounds a day. The contract, which will keep him at the club beyond his 42nd birthday, ensured that he remained the best-paid footballer in the world. The index considers total career earnings, investments and endorsements, and includes Ronaldo’s contracts with companies such as Nike, Armani, Samsung, Louis Vuitton and PokerStars. It says that Ronaldo earned more than £400 million in salary alone between 2022 and 2023. Miguel Marques, a Portuguese private banker, helps to manage Ronaldo’s wealth through Lisbon-base...