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The Greatest NIL Deal In History

Before college athletes even had a chance, this star athlete pulled off the greatest name, image, and likeness deal of all-time.

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Andrew Petcash
Jul 22, 2022
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Cristiano Ronaldo is able to charge $1,600,000 per sponsored Instagram post.

One click and he can afford a new house.

Another click and he could buy 188,235 bowls at Chipotle.

He is able to charge these crazy sums because he is extremely popular on the photo-sharing app.

With over 469M followers, the European soccer star is the most followed user in the world.

And all of this is ironic…

Because Ronaldo doesn’t even own his name, image, and likeness rights.

Let’s dive in 👇

Ronaldo’s Business Empire

Christiano Ronaldo has been one of the best soccer players in the world for many years now.

His success has led to clubs and sponsors giving him millions every year.

But these lucrative contracts will eventually end.

This is why Ronaldo has opened hotels, fitness centers, restaurants, apparel companies, and even a chain of hair transplant clinics.

The Pestana CR7 hotels are expanding across the world, and in 2019, the hair transplant clinics generated more than $114M.

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