Cristiano Ronaldo Nets Record-Breaking Hat-Trick for Al Nassr—Watch the Viral Highlights Now

Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2025 hot streak shows no sign of cooling. In the space of a single week the 40-year-old forward has 1) climbed to an unprecedented third straight No. 1 finish on Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list and 2) pushed his career haul to 935 goals after another match-winning brace for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo tops Forbes money list—again For the May 2024-to-May 2025 accounting period, Forbes estimates Ronaldo’s income at US $275 million—US $225 million in salary from Al Nassr and US $50 million from endorsements—making CR7 the second-richest single-season earner in sporting history, behind only Floyd Mayweather’s 2015 windfall. The figure puts him well clear of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (US $156 million) and boxing star Tyson Fury (US $146 million), underlining how Saudi Arabia’s football boom has redrawn sport’s financial landscape. Goal machine hits 935—and counting While the pay packet grabs headlines, Ronaldo’s boots continue to do the talking. A clinical double in Al Nassr’s 3-1 victory over Al Khaleej lifted his career total to 935 senior goals for club and country, edging him closer to the mythical 1,000-goal mark many believed untouchable. The strikes also kept Al Nassr in the hunt for direct AFC Champions League Elite qualification ahead of next week’s Saudi Pro League finale. Saudi Pro League’s global poster boy Ronaldo’s on-field output has translated into record global eyeballs for the RSL. League executives report streaming viewership spikes of up to 40 % on matchdays featuring Al Nassr, and Ronaldo-branded kits routinely sell out within hours of release. Commercially, his presence has attracted blue-chip partners such as Adidas, Pepsi and Samsung to long-term sponsorship deals, accelerating the kingdom’s Vision 2030 sports-tourism push. What’s next for CR7? • Domestic finish line: Al Nassr close their league campaign on Monday knowing victory would clinch a top-two berth and an ACL Elite slot. • National-team duty: Portugal’s veteran captain is expected to be named in Roberto Martínez’s Nations League squad in early June. • Personal milestones: at his current 0.97-goal-per-game clip in 2025, Ronaldo could reach 950 career goals before pre-season. The numbers, trophies and brand deals keep mounting, but the most important takeaway for opponents is simple: Cristiano Ronaldo, the most expensive—and most prolific—athlete on the planet, still isn’t finished rewriting football’s record books.