Cristiano Ronaldo has a new title to add to his accolades after being named the most charitable athlete in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo, John Cena and Serena Williams topped a list of charitable sports figures based on three different criteria, including votes and nominations from the public, athlete’s influence on social media and advice from the Athletes Gone Good Advisory Committee, according to the list formulated by DoSomething.org.
The list contains 20 athletes that use their star power for good and includes such household names as Neymar (No. 5), LeBron James (No. 6), Maria Sharapova (No. 8), Little League World Series phenom Mo’ne Davis (No. 9) and Ronda Rousey (No. 14), among others.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. John Cena
3. Serena Williams
4. Yuna Kim
5. Neymar Jr.
6. LeBron James
7. Heather O’Reilly
8. Maria Sharapova
9. Mo’ne Davis
10. Richard Sherman
11. Meryl Davis & Charlie White
12. Dan Carter
13. Roman Reigns
14. Ronda Rousey
15. Lindsey Vonn
16. Tom Daley
17. Bethany Hamilton
18. Saina Nehwal
19. Paul Rabil
20. Shahid Afridi