Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Football discussions heated up after the Indonesian national team successfully set a new record after reaching the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup tournament. Under the guidance of Shin Tae Yong, Indonesia brought South Korea to its knees in a penalty shootout 11-10.
This victory could indicate a bright future for Indonesian football. Because, the current players are young players who in the future have a big opportunity to advance Indonesian football. This huge potential can also double their personal wealth thanks to the large market value, salary, bonuses and advertising.
There have been many examples of footballers becoming billionaires. Of course, all of this was achieved without a quick method. It takes skill and a long time of forging. A famous example of this is Christiano Ronaldo.
Joining the richest club in the world made Ronaldo's income continue to skyrocket from year to year. Not only salary and bonuses from the team, he also started to make a fortune from advertising several world-class brands. Forbes calculates his wealth at US$ 136 million or IDR 2 trillion.
It's not surprising that Ronaldo is one of the football players who often buys luxury cars.
Cristiano Ronaldo is recorded as having more than five luxury cars in his home parking lot, including: Bugatti Chiron, Bentley Continental GTC, Audi R8, Rolls Royce Phantom, and Ferrari LaFerrari, of which only 499 units were produced and the estimated price is around 2 million pounds sterling or IDR 38 billion.
Talking about luxury cars, Brazilian footballer Neymar also has a similar habit. For him, buying a luxury car is like buying clothes. He has a Lamborghini Veneno which costs IDR 70 billion. Apart from that, he has an Aston Martin Vulcan, which is only produced in 24 units in the world and can be purchased for IDR 32.5 billion.
According to JBR Capital CEO Darren Selig, who usually finances the purchase of luxury cars, explained to The Sun that footballers' habit of buying luxury cars is more than just a symbol of glory and wealth. For them, it is a way to enjoy wages from hard work on the green field.
Being a football player, or in general an athlete in any sport, can indeed become a billionaire. If you are famous, then the athlete is like a magnet. The offers are getting higher, well-known brands are also approaching. Everything can increase wealth.
It is just, all of this is ephemeral because it only occurs during the athlete's productive period. When you get older and less productive, the era of glory that brings in money in an instant is over. After that, athletes are forced to retire and live a new life, which is often quite sad.
Regarding this, there have been many cases of footballers who were initially successful, then when they retired, they had tragic fates.
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