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A football star is born
Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional football (soccer) player that was born on February 5, 1985 in Funchal Madira, Portugal. -
Sporting Lisbon
Ronaldo was persued to join Sporting Lisbon, one of the biggest football clubs in Portugal. -
First debut
By joining Sporting CP, Ronaldo had to leave his family back in Madeira and start learning how to live on his own. CR7 trained with the youth team in the first years and in 2002, by the age of 16, he made his senior debut against Moreirense, in the Portuguese First Division. -
The Red Devil
Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Manchester United Football Club at only 18 years of age for £12.2 million (€15 million). Ronaldo scored his first goal for Manchester United, by taking a curled free kick, in a 3-0 win against Portsmouth, in November 2003. -
R.I.P Father
In the year of 2005, Cristiano Ronaldo's father, José Dinis Aveiro, died of an alcoholism liver disease. Ronaldo was 20 years old and that was one of his most difficult moments of his life. -
Bet of a lifetime
In 2006 it was widely reported Cristiano Ronaldo and manager at the time Sir Alex Ferguson, had placed a £400 bet in which required the Portuguese international to score at least 15 goals that season. Ronaldo won the bet by scoring 17 goals... -
Player of the year
In 2007, Cristiano Ronaldo won the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year Award and was also voted Footballer of the Year, by the Football Writers Association. That same year and for the first time, Ronaldo also made up to the top 3 finalists for both the FIFA World Player of the Year trophy and the European Player of the Year award. -
The man on fire
The 2008 year was definately Cristiano Ronaldo glory year at Manchester United and after having won the UEFA Champions League, Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year and the European Player of the Year. In the 2008-2009 season, Cristiano Ronaldo scored another 26 goals, which helped Manchester United to win another English Premier League title and reaching again the final of the UEFA Champions League. -
Welcome to Madrid!
In 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo broke another record by becoming the World's most expensive football player, after transfering from Manchester United to Real Madrid in July 2009, in a £80 million pounds transfer (around 94 million euros and 132 million US dollars). That was an historic moment, and more than 80 000 fans received and welcomed Cristiano Ronaldo in the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, during his official presentation -
Ronaldo becomes a father
In the 3rd of July, 2010, Cristiano Ronaldo announced on his facebook page that he had become a father to a beautiful baby boy Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. -
Breaking records
In the 2011 season, Cristiano Ronaldo had an outstanding personal performance, breaking several all-time records, not only in Real Madrid, but also in the Spanish League. Ronaldo scored 41 goals in La Liga, breaking the previous 38 goal record set by Hugo Sanchez and Telmo Zarra. -
Spanish League
The 2012 season will always be a memorable one in Real Madrid's history. With Cristiano Ronaldo leading the charge game after game, the Merengues ended with Barcelona's hegemony in Spain and won the Spanish League in a record-breaking fashion. -
La de cima
Real Madrid wins "La Decima" UEFA Champions League 4-1 against Atletico de Madrid with Ronaldo scoring a penalty kick
