Cristiano Ronaldo ranks in TIME Most Influential People in Sports 2026
- Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux
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Cristiano Ronaldo News - Cristiano Ronaldo is ranked in the TIME Most Influential People in Sports 2026, published on June 9, 2026. Here is the list of Cristiano Ronaldo´s achievements as a football player:
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most influential people in sports in 2026 according to TIME.
These are Cristiano Ronaldo´s achievements as a football player:
1 - Cristiano Ronaldo has 665 million Instagram followers.
2 - Cristiano Ronaldo has 109 million X followers — that is more than any other athlete in the world.
3- Ronaldo is approaching uncharted territory: officially scoring 1,000 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo is already the all-time leading scorer in men’s international football: scoring 143 goals for Portugal, and 973 goals for Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and now Al Nassr which secured the Saudi Pro League title in May.
4 - Ronaldo is the five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or as the best player in the world.
5 - Ronaldo was awarded the title of Sports Titan by TIME in 2026.
6 - Ronaldo is set to make his sixth World Cup appearance in June and fans will pay a premium to watch him as he tries to claim the title. According to the Wall Street Journal, tickets to the June 27th football game between Portugal and Colombia in Miami have an average resale price of USD 2,500.
How much does the World Cup’s Portugal-Colombia match cost?
The World Cup’s Portugal-Colombia match costs more than the Super Bowl, according to The Wall Street Journal in an article published on May 9th: The Portugal vs. Colombia World Cup group-stage match has resale tickets averaging USD 2,500, exceeding the 2025 Super Bowl’s average get-in price of USD 2,109.
