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Juventus Unveils £105m Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo was officially unveiled as a Juventus player on Monday evening following his staggering £105 million move from Real Madrid as reported by us last week.
The Portuguese superstar was unveiled in front of the world’s media at a press conference at the club’s Allianz Stadium in Turin.
Ronaldo was pictured shaking hands with new manager Massimiliano Allegri and several of his new teammates earlier in the day ahead of his official unveiling.
Ronaldo insisted he remains as ambitious as ever as he prepares to leave his mark on Juventus after completing his switch.
He told the press conference: “The nine years at Real Madrid were wonderful, but it’s a brand new step in my life, so I thank all the supporters with my heart.
“But I have to focus on this next step. I’m looking forward to playing. I’m very motivated, concentrated and focused on that.
“I’m going to try to show that I am a top player, as usual. I’m going to work hard in training. I don’t think I have to show what I am more than that – you know my stats.
“But I am very ambitious and I like challenges. I don’t like to stay in my comfort zone, I like to seize new challenges.
“After the experiences in Manchester and in Madrid, I’d like to mark the history of Juventus. I like challenges, again, and I hope everything will go very well.”
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Check Out The Latest Forbes List Of Top 10 Highest Earning Athletes

according to the list released by Forbes Magazine, US boxer Floyed Mayweatherhas regained his title in the Forbes rankings of the world’s top 100 earning athletes.

He earned a $275m (£205m) for his boxing match in August against UFC star Conor Mcgregor, who is number four on the US business magazine’s list.
Messi has overtaken rival, Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of the World’s top 100 earning athletes 2018.

Messi has edged out Ronaldo in this year’s latest list of top 100 earning athletes in the world.

Cristiano Ronaldo – top for the past two years – drops to third, with Lionel Messi edging him out of second place.

There are no women on the list, after the previous sole entrant, Serena Williams, dropped out of the chart.

The top 100 athletes earned a total of $3.8bn, up 23% from last year, Forbes said.

F1 driver Lewis Hamilton is the top Briton at number 12 with $51m.

Mayweather – one of whose nicknames is Money – saw his sports earnings added to by $10m from endorsements.

“Boxing’s biggest night of 2017 helped Mayweather and McGregor earn nearly $400m combined,” said Kurt Badenhausen, senior editor at Forbes Media.

“But basketball players dominate the top 100 overall thanks to a soaring salary cap triggered by the NBA’s $24bn TV contract.”

He added: “Forbes’ lists of top-earning athletes have long been testosterone heavy. But there has always been at least one female athlete, and as many as three, who qualified since the list was expanded to at least 50 names in 2010. Not this year.”

The top 10

1. Floyd Mayweather – boxing ($285m)

2. Lionel Messi – football ($111m)

3. Cristiano Ronaldo – football ($108m)

4. Conor McGregor – mixed martial arts ($99m)

5. Neymar – football ($90m)

6. LeBron James – basketball ($85,5m)

7. Roger Federer – tennis ($77.2m)

8. Stephen Curry – basketball ($76.9m)

9. Matt Ryan – American football ($67.3m)

10. Matthew Stafford – American football ($59.5m)…