Cristiano Ronaldo may be on the verge of leaving the World Cup, but the Portugal skipper can console himself with having the biggest sponsorship deal of all the players in Brazil - worth a staggering £14.1million-a-year with Nike. Ronaldo’s mega-bucks contract is a result of the Real Madrid forward’s ongoing commercial pulling power and means he also continues to collect more from sponsorship deals than his great rival Lionel Messi does, who is said to earn £13.6m a year from Adidas. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Ronaldo and Rooney starring in Nike advert for the World Cup Number one: Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid player at the World Cup in terms of sponsorship money
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Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest earner in sponsorship money at the World Cup with Lionel Messi second
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Ronaldo earns £14.1million-a-year with Nike, while Messi makes £13.6m with Adidas
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Brazil's Nike-sponsored Neymar Jr. is third with £9.5m
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England's Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard make top 10
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Disgraced Uruguay striker Luis Suarez also features on the list
1) Cristiano Ronaldo (@placeholder and Real Madrid) Nike - £14.1m