Among his numerous achievements, he holds a record-tying five Ballon d'Or player of the year titles and guided Portugal to an emotional win in the 2016 European Championship. Ronaldo began a new chapter in his career in July 2018 when he signed with Italian Serie A team Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo during a Real Madrid match. He has been named the world's best football player by FIFA seven times and was voted the greatest Portuguese athlete of all time in 2019. Ronaldo is expected to be one of the marquee players for Los Blancos this season as they seek to defend their title. His announcement at a press conference held at his hotel in Dubai came just over a month after he ended his career with Portuguese club Juventus by saying that he was leaving Italy for Spain. The 33-year-old said that he had decided to join Spanish champions Real Madrid because "this is a huge project that promises great things". Ronaldo has agreed a contract with Real Madrid which will see him earn $1 billion over 10 years. He will take a salary of $300,000 per week which makes him the highest paid sportsperson in the world. His previous earnings were estimated to be around $150 million per year. The Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Ronaldo was offered a contract by Manchester United but turned it down due to doubts about a possible move to England.