Ronaldo leads the list of 100 famous athletes in the world, Chelsea sells Morata to buy Lewandowski

Ronaldo tops ESPN's list of 100 most famous athletes in the world

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) has topped ESPN's list of the 100 most famous athletes in the world for the third consecutive year. Meanwhile, CR7's arch-rival Lionel Messi finished in third place.

ESPN calculates athletes' scores using three criteria: search volume, social media following and endorsement deals.

Accordingly, CR7 successfully defended his No. 1 position after becoming the first player to score in 10 consecutive matches in the 2017/18 Champions League. The Portuguese superstar earned 40 million USD through endorsements, and reached 121.7 million followers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

NBA basketball star LeBron James, ranked second behind Ronaldo with only 40.8 million followers through social media sites. Meanwhile, Messi finished in third place with 88.1 million followers on social media, far behind Ronaldo.

Chelsea sell Morata to buy Lewandowski

Chelsea are set to embark on a summer transfer spree, with Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski their top target, with a price tag that could surpass the £100m mark.

Chelsea sell Morata, buy Lewandowski.

Last week, the Polish striker was said to be in discussions with his agent about his future, with an exit from the Allianz Arena in mind.

Real Madrid were eyeing Lewandowski to replace Benzema. However, the French striker's brace in rescuing the Vultures in the second leg of the C1 semi-final made the White House leadership reconsider.

And Chelsea appeared unexpectedly, ready to snatch Lewandowski from the hands of the Gray Tigers.More specifically, The Blues plan to sell Alvaro Morata after only 1 season of buying him from Real for 70 million pounds.

Morata himself also considered leaving because he was not comfortable at Stamford Bridge.According to the above source, Lewandowski is Chelsea's number 1 target.It is believed that if he agrees to go to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea can keep Eden Hazard, the trump card that is being strongly lured by Man City.

Real Madrid shock with Buffon

Spanish media reported that Real Madrid plans to switch to recruiting Gianluigi Buffon after having difficulty in asking to buy David de Gea from Man United.

Coach Zinedine Zidane's team really wants to upgrade the goalkeeper position but once again the "Red Devils" announced that they will not sell De Gea this summer.Therefore, Los Blancos will switch their target to legendary goalkeeper Buffon.

Harry Kane will be captain of the England team

Tottenham striker was chosen by Gareth Southgate to lead the "Three Lions" to the 2018 World Cup. "This is a great honor. I have always dreamed of playing for the national team, and being captain is even more special," Harry Kane confided.

West Ham appoints Pellegrini as head coach

West Ham announced that manager Manuel Pellegrini will take over the club's hot seat next season. To get the signature of the Chilean strategist,The Hammershad to pay Hebei China Fortune 5 million pounds.

Coach Pellegrini will sign a 3-year contract with the Olympic team. He helped Man City win the Premier League and 2 League Cups between 2013 and 2016.