Cristiano Ronaldo sold Ballon d’Or trophy to Israel’s wealthiest person – report
A new report has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2013 Ballon d’Or prize was auctioned off for charity in 2017, collecting roughly $645,000 from Israel’s richest man, Idan Ofer, for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Cristiano Ronaldo playing with Real Madrid during the match of UEFA Champions League against FC Shakhtar at the Arena Lviv stadium on November 25, 2015 in Lviv, Ukraine. (Wikimedia Commons)
According to Marca, with the original trophy apparently on display at his Madeira museum, Ronaldo explicitly requested that a copy be produced to sell at a charity auction in London.
Ronaldo has won five Ballon d’Ors, an annual soccer trophy given by the French news magazine France Football since 1956.
Ofer, who made his claimed $9.8 billion wealth through a combination of mining, shipping and energy businesses, eventually transitioned into the sports business.
JNS
