Sports daily newspaper Marca reported today of a new and improved contract between Nike and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Nike will pay Real Madrid’s superstar Cristiano Ronaldo 6 millions euros per year until 2014, which make Ronaldo the highest paid footballer under Nike’s contract (CR9 earned 4.5 million euros under its previous contract with Nike).

While this new deal makes Ronaldo the best paid footballer of those Nike sponsors, he remains behind American stars such as Kobe Bryant (7.5 million euros) and LeBron James (9 million euros), and Tiger Woods (16 million euros).

According to Marca, Nike’s undertaken its negotiations with Ronaldo to counteract any attempt from Adidas to lure him away. Last summer Real Madrid (whose official sponsor is Adidas) shown some dissatisfaction when Ronaldo extended his contract with Nike and appeared to the medical examination with a Nike shirt.

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