CRISTIANO RONALDO

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• Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Manchester United paid £12 million to sign him in 2003 a record fee for a player of his age. In the 2004 FA Cup final, he scored Manchester's first three goals and helped them capture the championship. In 2008, he set a franchise record for goals scored. In 2009, Real Madrid paid a record $131 million for his services. Born Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, a small island off the western coast of the country, Ronaldo is the youngest of four children born to Maria Dolores dos Santos and Jose Dinis Aveiro. He was named after Ronald Reagan, one of his father's favorite actors. Ronaldo grew up in a largely working class neighborhood in a small tin-roofed home that overlooked the ocean. His early life was shaped by hardship; his father, a gardener, often drank too much, and eventually died from kidney problems in 2005. To help keep the children fed, and maintain some financial stability, Ronaldo's mother worked as a cook and cleaning person.
• Ronaldo has inspired me to play soccer if it wasn't for him I probably would not have been play soccer now.

MEDIA REPORT ABOUT RONALDO

• Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed male on social media, according to a report. The Portuguese international has 238 million followers between his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. Only Taylor Swift has more with 246 million, according to an analytics study done by Madrid agency Apple Tree Communications. Singers Katy Perry, Selena Gomez and Rihanna follow Ronaldo with 219 million, 205 million and 190 million, respectively. The study said that the top social media influencers in the world are young women from the United States: 13 of the top 20 personalities are in the world of music, 60 percent are women and 65 percent are American. In February of this year, Ronaldo became the first athlete to surpass 200 million followers on social media. His numbers put him past Barcelona rival Lionel Messi as well as beyond the combined total of basketball stars LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry.

ENCYCLOPAEDIA ENTERY ON CRISTIANO RONALDO

• Often ranked as the best player in the world, Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation, during its 100th anniversary celebrations in 2015. He is the only player to win four European Golden Shoe awards. One of the most marketable athletes in sport, in 2016 Forbes named Ronaldo the world's best paid athlete. In June 2016, ESPN ranked him the world's most famous athlete. Ronaldo began his club career playing for Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United at age 18 in 2003. After winning his first trophy, the FA Cup, during his first season in England, he helped United win three successive Premier League titles, a UEFA Champions League title, and a FIFA Club World Cup. By age 23, he had received Ballon d'Orand FIFA World Player of the Yearnominations. He was the subject of the most expensive association football transfer when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transferworth €94 million ($132 million). In Spain, he has since won one La Liga title, two Copas del Rey, two Champions League titles, and a Club World Cup. Ronaldo holds the record for most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League season, having scored 17 goals in the 2013–14 season. In 2014, Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 200 goals in La Liga, which he accomplished in his 178th La Liga game. He is the only player in the history of football to score 50 or more goals in a season on six consecutive occasions. In 2015, Ronaldo became the all-time top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League, and he also became Real Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer. He is the second highest goalscorer in La Liga history behind Lionel Messi, his perceived career rival.

POEM FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO

• Confident Respectful
• Ruthless Organised
• Intelligent Nimble
• Skills Amazing
• Tekkes Legendary
• Impeccable Deadly
• Aim Out of this world
• Noisy
• Outstanding