Sep 16, 2013
Renewal of Contract
Real Madrid star player Cristiano Ronaldo has renewed his contract with the club, which had been due to expire in 2015. The 28-year-old’s record since joining Real Madrid from Manchester United has been phenomenal with the Portuguese scoring 203 times in 203 appearances. Real Madrid did not give details of the contract extension, but It was reported that the deal will run until 2018 and make Ronaldo the best paid player in the world (20 million euros). Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi was the previous highest paid player in Spain with a salary of 16 million euros a season.