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Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to top list of sports stars who earn £1m fastest

CRISTIANO RONALDO beat Lionel Messi in the world player of the year awards and now he has KO’d him in the pocket too.

The Real Madrid flier pipped the Barcelona maestro as the sports star who earns £1million the quickest.

Cristiano Ronaldo fires in another Real goal to show why he is the fastest-earning sports star
Portugal attacker Cristiano Ronaldo fires in another goal for Real Madrid to show why he is the fastest-earning sports star in the world
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Ronaldo needs just 45 work hours – that is 5.68 days – to reach the seven-figure mark.

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Messi is second on 5.96, with Gareth Bale the next highest footballer in ninth place on 12.77 days.

Expertmarket.co.uk broke down the stats based on the Forbes 2016 rich list and using a normal person’s workday of 9am to 5pm.

Britain’s ex-Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is fourth on 7.57.

Wayne Rooney and his forgotten Manchester United team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger are 13th and 14th.

They are the fastest-earning footballers outside the three la Liga superstars.

Lionel Messi bagged a penalty as Barca pulled off their famous 6-1 comeback win over PSG
Lionel Messi bagged a penalty as Barca pulled off a 6-1 comeback win over PSG
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Gareth Bale is third on the list of quick-earning footballers and ninth overall
Gareth Bale is third on the list of quick-earning footballers and ninth overall
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Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero are 17th and 18th

Retired five-time world boxing champ Floyd Mayweather still rakes it in, sitting seventh on 9.93 days.

And Ireland’s UFC hero Conor McGregor would expect to rise from 16th in the list if he can tie up a fight with Mayweather.

UFC‘s Ronda Rousey is the fastest woman to £1 million, needing 31.84 days, compared to 35.74 for tennis legend Serena Williams.

F1 world title hopeful Lewis Hamilton is easily the top-earning Brit sports star
F1 world title hopeful Lewis Hamilton is easily the top-earning Brit sports star
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