Not so long ago we talked about the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo has taken care of his earnings to the end of life — the player has signed a lifetime contract with Nike for a tidy sum.

Despite this lucrative deal, the sportsman has not managed to be in first place in the ranking of the highest paid stars in Europe.

According to data published in Forbes, Cristiano boasts only the second result.

The list was headed by the boys of One Direction. Over the past 12 months, the guys who are now doing solo projects, earned 89.9 million pounds (judging included shooting in advertising, Pepsi, Colgate and the income from their recent tour On The Road Again).

The second place was given to Cristiano Ronaldo (72 million pounds). The third position is Adele (65,8 million pounds).

Full list of the highest paid stars of Europe looks like this: