Cristiano Ronaldo Named The Most Famous Athlete Of 2019 (See The Top 10)

Cristiano Ronaldo is having a fine season with Juventus both in Serie A and the Champions League.

His hattrick against Atletico Madrid secured the Bianconeri qualification to the quarterfinals of the competition and now, the Portuguese striker and his teammates are preparing for the double matchup against Ajax.

In the meantime, CR7 has received yet another recognition by ESPN.

According to a ranking by the famous American sports portal, Ronaldo is the most famous sportsman in the world, ahead of LeBron James, NBA basketball star, and his eternal rival Lionel Messi, the star and captain of Barcelona.

The US-based TV channel has devised their own formula where they combine three major factors to decide who comes out on top.

See list below:-

1 – Cristiano Ronaldo – endorsements: $52.2m – search score – 100 – social media following – 148m

2 – LeBron James – endorsements: $73.4m – search score: 47 – social media following: 45.3m

3 – Lionel Messi – endorsements: $39.4m – search score: 54 – social media following: 103.1m

4 – Neymar – endorsements: $27.2m – search score: 55 – social media following: 107.2m

5 – Conor McGregor – endorsements: $21m – search score: 100 – social media following: 29.7m

6- Roger Federer – endorsements: $58.5m – search score: 23 – social media following: 14.5m

7 – Virat Kohli – endorsements: $28.1m – search score: 25 – social media following: 37.1m

8 – Rafael Nadal – endorsements: $41.3m – search score: 40 – social media following: 15.6m

9 – Stephen Curry – endorsements: $59.3m – search score: 12 – social media following: 23m

10 – Tiger Woods – endorsements: $59.3m – search score: 20 – social media following: 6.4m