The Best Deal Ronaldo Ever Made 

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Being able to get grown men in their 40s jump around and shout siiuuuuu just shows how powerful the CR7 brand is 😅

"If we are lucky, we'll get a picture of their family, dressed up as highlighters" 😂😂😂😂

Love how he manages to be so confident and humble at the same time. Most people call it arrogance I just call it knowing his own worth.

When hard work and talent work together, you get this.

one funny thing about Ronaldo is that his mother is almost as popular as him in Portugal. She is often used to exemplify mother's love and what a mother can do. she also does a lot of comercials, her stong accent from Madeira island makes her voice very recognizable and her image as a great mother makes her an asset in marketing. She is knowed by her generosity and humility, and her life story is used to show what mothers can stand for their kids, and that's a strong mensage in the very family-driven portuguese society

Crazy he hit 400million recently it grew by 20 million since this video was made

Cristiano is perfect and unique. What sets him apart from others is that he is the most famous celebrity without "trying". Meaning that hes fully focused, commited and proffesional to his craft. Other athletes get distract and lose points on their proffesion trying to turn themselves into superstars like Beckham Neymar etc.

Great idea about the new series about athletes and their business ventures.....quality as always from athletic interest 🔥

ronaldo is the type of guy that could lift a trophy with a mullet and it would be back in fashion tomorrow

Did you just roast Messi at 3:40 ?😂 I am offended but laughing at the same time🤣🤣

This guy is just great at everything. And so is Athletic Interest.

I'll never get this social stuff but good for him he capitalized on it. He's the least troubled by it too, since he's already a public person.

Thank you for explaining image rights, very educative documentary and Ronaldo is a very good business man 🤝

Just his celebration alone deserves a video.

Ronaldo is a role model in everything. He's not just one of the greatest athletes ever, he's also a business genius.

Great videoas always!!! .. being an asian.. couldnt agree more! Cristiano is THE FOOTBALLER here!!! Actually he was the one who got me into watching football back in 2013!!!

Dude already has it all on money wise but still fully motivated and mad while being substitute while others stop trying when got paid 200K/w

From zero to hero. Kids be like that man it's an example to be followed

Discovered your channel a week ago and Loving the content 🙂

if social media was like this 15 years ago Ronaldinho would have 500 mil followers

When i started following Cristiano back in 2006. I didn't expect he'd go this big and be the most marketable athelete

One of the best RU-vid channels!! Really love the research, presentation and the ability to keep the information crisp. Keep Going Athletic Interest! We got your back :)

Ronaldo is such an Inspiration. ⭐

0:12 another click and your soul That was hilarious 😂😂

A great footballer but also great businessman.

HE IS OVER 400M now, wow

I am missing a point here. He sold his image rights to a businessman to grow more popular in Asia. Good. But how exactly did that benefit him? Percentage of revenues? Important clauses which only Ronaldo gets? I think the video is lacking some of the juicy things this channel is usually providing. Just a feedback. Still a fan though. ❤️

The sly dig on Messi though 😭

I share an incredible love for this channel. I discovered it about 2 months ago and have already watched every video. Keep up the great work, Athletic Interest is why I enjoy RU-vid.

He is definitly the best football player this world has ever seen

Ronaldo is such an intelligent man and hard worker!! One of the best players ever!!

He is a true successful person..best in everything..i am a great admirer of this hardworking man

3:40 i was caught off guard.. Holee shit

3:38 OHHHHH 😭😭🤣

3:24 That instagram follow request was hilarious 😂😃😄😁🤣

another great video with great info and more impressive editing!!!

Ronaldo's best deal was actually getting Manchester United to pay $1.1 million per week for a 37 year old player.

Please make a video on how Americans market their college sports to well, the level that it is. I cannot imagine coming to my local stadium to watch a game between 2 college teams

GOAT OF HIS GENERATION. 5 TIME CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS AND 5 TIME WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNER.

both as a athlete and a businessman, he is on his own level

Here after Ronaldo hit 500M followers!

great video - looking forward to more videos like this!!!

From Humble beginnings To Football ⚽️ Legendary Sporting Lisbon Fc ,Manchester United Fc ,Realmadrid Fc, Juventus Fc ,and returned to Manchester United Fc as a Legendary at 36 years old. Every club he has played for he left his mark as one of the Best Legendary of Football of his Time line .

Interesting stuff. Nice job 👌

Great video as usual, nice work. One suggestion - I’d remove the second half of the title, it reveals too much, I think The Best Deal Ronaldo Ever Made would potentially get a higher CTR - worth A/B testing at least - but great content though 👍

That highlighter line hit hard☠️☠️☠️

Athletic interest!! Always dropping the gem 💎!

I realised Ronaldo's power when he moved those two coca cola bottle. Imagine being able to knock billions off a billion dollar corporation's share price by simple moving 2 of their product while on camera....insane

In India, Football = CR7 I think around 100-150 million followers are from India. There is no football stadium in India without CR posters. He is no less than a god in India.

Great content! Excellent writing 😉

I have to admit that highlighter joke got me.

The highlighter joke had me in stitches 😂

Loved it. BTW could you share the music that you use at every conclusions. Loved the collab with bundesliga.

You guys could make a video on the movement that some teams are doing on going with not so famous sporting brands like Newcastle with Castor, Napoli with EA7 and how this impacts the clubs revenues

The video is great and the quality as usual is top notch. However, I was hoping to understand more details regarding the deal done when he sold his image rights (i.e. for how much, is it perpetual, does Ronaldo get a fixed certain fee or is it just a one time payment).I do hope you make a follow up video or if anyone could share some resources to read more about this.

His popularity is due to his work on the pitch, if his performances were poor no amount of marketing would fix it. He's combination of good marketing with elite work rate on the pitch is why he is so popular and rich.

Could you make a video on Rafael Nadal Academy?

Yo they did Messi dirty with the highlighters joke 😂

I saw your Bundesliga video and that was awesome. Also, I'm in love with your content

Great video as always 😯

Great video as always. 👍🏿

And the american says the number 1 popular athlete is Tom Brady, 😂😂😂

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Great video as always... Keep it up!

Ma boy CR7 is at the top...Love to see him on the pitch

This is my go to channel when it comes to sports related topics. #Athleticinterest

"Dressed up as highlighters " boy this had me dead laughing 😂😭💀.

Love this channel and that voice is the best meditation for me

The messi shade lol 3:40

Just read the newsletter

Messi's family dressing up like highlighters hahahaa 😂

Athletics Interest is way ahead of time. Great stuff. Best sports channel.

What a channel 👏

I love this channel so much

Great video as always!

Congratulations! Amazing content

1:46 Goosebumps 🔥🔥🔥

Hey.. We are here again to witness another faboulous video.

Great vid. Are there any deeper details of the contract?

CR7 is very very good in business. He knowz what he is doing with his business and image rights

He went ahead of the corner line. Since no one has privacy and our image is constantly stolen, he just went ahead and sold himself.

Beautiful explanation 👍👍

Nice video, please make some videos for cricket topic as some are there and I love watching them.

Not Lionel Messi's family being dragged on 3:40 😂😂😂

Amazing

The greatest 🐐

Well researched n informative great bio

"another click your soul"😭😭😭 the video hasn't even started bruh💀

CR7 really is the Jordan of Football/Soccer. He embodies the sport so well

Did Ronaldo sold his image rights for life or for a limited period of time?

I had to pause it till I can stop laughing after he said dressed up as highlighters 🤣😂😂

just came home from work, cooked my food and saw this just as i sat down to eat. Fantastic

Great video

"Please follow us on Instagram" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Golden!!

It is now official: best sport channel, 100% sure, but with the most terrible thumbnails EVER

Very interesting - does CR still receive fees or a % of income from Lim when the image is sold?

3:38 I'm daying😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Pls do more of these!!!

The video starts well, but then leaves some questions unanswered, so that it seems rather superficial. You should have shown what Ronaldo's advantage is to sell his image rights to the billionaire instead of using them himself. You should also have explained how Ronaldo gets 1 million euros for Instagram pictures when the billionaire has the image rights. How does the billionaire earn his money? You should have broken it all down. And one more thing: When you talk about Ronaldo and his image rights, you can't leave out the fact that he was sued for tax evasion and found guilty in Spain precisely because of these image rights. Your videos are often quite okay and respectable - but for top videos the depth is missing.