Cristiano Ronaldo is the wealthiest footballer in the world with a personal fortune of £152m - some £7m more than his rival Lionel Messi . After an outstanding 2014 which saw Ronaldo inspire Real Madrid to Champions League success and win the Ballon d'Or , he has increased the wealth gap to the Barcelona and Argentina star . According to the Goal.com Rich List , released on Thursday , Ronaldo and Messi enjoy fortunes considerably higher than any other footballer currently playing professionally . Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo tops the 2015 Goal.com Rich List with a £152m fortune . Ronaldo celebrates after scoring Real Madrid 's fourth goal in last season 's Champions League final . The Portuguese retained his Ballon d'Or accolade in Zurich back in January . Barcelona 's Lionel Messi was second on the Rich List with a personal wealth of £145m . 1 . Cristiano Ronaldo £152.3 . 2 . Lionel Messi £145m . 3 . Neymar £97.9m . 4 . Zlatan Ibrahimovic £76.1m . 5 . Wayne Rooney £74.6m . 6 . Kaka £69.6m . 7 . Samuel Eto ' o £63.1m . 8 . Raul £61.6m . 9 . Ronaldinho £60.2m . 10 . Frank Lampard £58m . Source : Goal.com . Their totals , which take into account sponsorship revenue as well as wages and bonuses , are well above that of Neymar , who comes third in the list with a fortune of £97.9m . Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden is worth £76.1m , while Manchester United 's Wayne Rooney is the highest-ranked Englishman on the list in fifth on £74.6m . Brazilian star Kaka , about to start his career with Orlando City in Major League Soccer , is sixth in the rankings on £69.6m , followed by Samuel Eto ' o ( £63.1m ) , Raul ( £61.6m ) and Ronaldinho ( £60.2m ) . Former England midfielder Frank Lampard , currently playing for Manchester City ahead of his move to New York City in the MLS , rounds out the top 10 with a personal fortune of £58m . Other English players in the top 20 are Rio Ferdinand ( 12th , £52.2m ) , Steven Gerrard ( 14th , £46.4m ) and John Terry ( 20th , £40.6m ) . Barcelona and Brazil star Neymar comes in third on the list with an estimated fortune of £97.9m . PSG 's striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the fourth wealthiest footballer , worth £76.1m . Manchester United 's Wayne Rooney comes fifth on the list and is the highest-placed Englishman . There are two other Man City players listed , with Yaya Toure in 15th on £44.9m and Sergio Aguero 19th on £42m . Last year 's Goal Rich List revealed Ronaldo had a personal wealth of £122m , with Messi close behind on £120.5m .
Ronaldo tops 2014 Goal.com Rich List with fortune of £152.3m . Barcelona 's Lionel Messi is second with personal wealth of £145m . The gap between the two rivals has increased in last 12 months . annual saw Ronaldo win the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or . Neymar comes third , Zlatan Ibrahimovic fourth and Wayne Rooney fifth .