Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al Nassr and captains the Portugal national team.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional football player and is considered one of the greatest players in the sport. He plays forward for Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr football club and captains the Portuguese national team. He has also played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. He is the highest goal scorer in history, with 819 goals in 1,144 games.
In 2020, Ronaldo became the first active team sport player to surpass $1 billion earned during their career.In both 2016 and 2017, Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paidhighest paid athlete by Forbes, and he has been in the top three every year since 2014. From 2016 to 2019, he was ranked the world's most famous athlete by ESPN. Time included him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014.
In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation.RonaldoFederation. Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, also known as the Golden Boot. He has been named Portuguese Footballer of the Year ten times, UEFA Best Player in Europe four times, and Best FIFA Men's Player twice,. andHe has won the FIFA Puskas Award once. He also helped Portugal win Euro 2016.
Cristiano Ronaldo played for Portugal in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup competitions, becoming the captain of the national team in 2008. He has scored eight goals in 22twenty-two matches across all five events and is the first man to score in five FIFA World Cups.
After canceling his contract with Manchester United in a mutual agreement with the club, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on December 28, 2022. The contract is the highest in football history at approximately $210 million a year. He also is quoted as saying that “in Europe, my work is done”.done.”
Cristiano Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with the Italian football club Juventus in 2018 in a transfer worth about $132 million. He left Juventus in May 2021 and returned to Manchester United,; however, his return did not go well, and in November 2022, his contract was terminated by “mutual agreement.” In December 2022, he signed with the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Real Madrid in 2009 in the most expensive association football transfer in history at $131.5 million. There, he won 15fifteen trophies, including two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, and four UEFA Champions League titles, and he became the club's all-time top goalscorer. He finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or three times, behind Lionel Messi, before winning back-to-back Ballons d'Or from 2013-2014 and again from 2016-2017. After winning a third consecutive Champions League title in 2018, Ronaldo became the first player to win the trophy five times. He finished his Real career with 311 goals in 292 matches.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen. He won the Golden Shoe award for scoring 31thirty-one league goals during the 2007-2008 season. In May 2008, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2009, he was transferred to Real Madrid in a record-breaking deal worth about $121 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo's partner is Georgina Rodriguez, and he is the father of six children. He is the father to Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. (mother unknownnot disclosed) and twins Eva Maria and Mateo Ronaldo (born via surrogate). He is also father to three children with his partner Rodriguez, Alana Martina, and twins Bella and Angel. Angel died during birth.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born and raised in Madeira, Portugal. Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen.
Ronaldo’s mother is Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, and his father wasis José Dinis Aveiro. He was the equipment manager for a local football club, Andorinha. His father added Ronaldo to his son's name in honor of Ronald Reagan, the U.S. president when Cristiano was born and his father's favorite actor. When he was fifteen, Ronaldo had surgery for a heart condition and recovered fully. He played for Clube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then transferred to Sporting CP, where he played for that club’s various youth teams before making his debut on Sporting’s first team in 2002.
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Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been named France Football's Player of the Year. The 32-year-old Portugal striker received the 5th Ballon d'Or in his career and caught up with Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Ronaldo has previously won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional football player and is considered one of the greatest players in the sport. He plays forward for Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr football club and captains the Portuguese national teamPortuguese national team. He has also played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. He is the highest goal scorer in history with 819 goals in 1,144 games.
Cristiano Ronaldo's partner is Georgina Rodriguez, and he hasis hadthe father of six children. He is father to Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. (mother unknown) and twins Eva Maria and Mateo Ronaldo (born via surrogate). He is also father to three children with his partner Rodriguez, Alana Martina and twins Bella and Angel. Angel died during birth.
Ronaldo’s fathermother is Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and his father was José Dinis Aveiro. He was the equipment manager for a local football club Andorinha. His father added Ronaldo to his son's name in honor of Ronald Reagan, the U.S. president when Cristiano was born and his father's favorite actor. When he was fifteen, Ronaldo had surgery for a heart condition and recovered fully. He played for Clube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then transferred to Sporting CP, where he played for that club’s various youth teams before making his debut on Sporting’s first team in 2002.
Cristiano Ronaldo's partner is Georgina Rodriguez and he has had six children. He is father to Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. (mother unknown) and twins Eva Maria and Mateo Ronaldo (born via surrogate). He is also father to three children with his partner Rodriguez, Alana Martina and twins Bella and Angel. Angel died during birth.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional football player and is considered one of the greatest players in the sport. He plays forward for Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr football club and captains the PortugalPortuguese national team. He has also played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. He is the highest goal scorer in history with 819 goals in 1,144 games.
In 2020, Ronaldo became the first active team sport player to surpass $1 billion earned during their career.In both 2016 and 2017, Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes and he has been in the top three every year since 2014. From 2016 to 2019, he was ranked the world's most famous athlete by ESPN. Time included him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. In 2020, Ronaldo became the first active team sport player to surpass $1 billion earned during their career.
Ronaldo hassigned a $1 billion lifetime deal with NikeNike in 2016, and has had endorsement deals with AlticeAltice, HerbalifeHerbalife, MTG, DAZNDAZN, MTG, Clear shampoo, AbbottAbbott, and UnileverUnilever. inIn 2013, he launched his own brand, CR7CR7, which includes clothingclothing, shoesshoes, frangrancesfragrances, hotelshotels, and gymsgyms.
In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation.Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, also known as the Golden Boot. He has been named Portuguese Footballer of the YearPortuguese Footballer of the Year ten times, UEFA Best Player in EuropeUEFA Best Player in Europe four times, and Best FIFA Men's PlayerBest FIFA Men's Player twice, and won the FIFA Puskas AwardFIFA Puskas Award once. He also helped Portugal win Euro 2016.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with the Italian football club Juventus in 2018 in a transfer worth about $132 million. He left Juventus in May 2021 and returned to Manchester United, however, his return did not go well and in November 2022 his contract was terminated by “mutual agreement.” In December 2022, he signed with the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Real Madrid in 2009 in the most expensive association football transfer in history at $131.5 million. There he won 15 trophies, including two La LigaLa Liga titles, two Copas del ReyCopas del Rey, and four UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League titles, and became the club's all-time top goalscorer. He finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or three times, behind Lionel Messi, before winning back-to-back Ballons d'Or from 2013-2014 and again from 2016-2017. After winning a third consecutive Champions League title in 2018, Ronaldo became the first player to win the trophy five times. He finished his Real career with 311 goals in 292 matches.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen. He won the Golden Shoe award for scoring 31 league goals during the 2007-2008 season. In May 2008, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2009, he was transferred to Real Madrid in a record-breaking deal worth about $121 million.
After winning the FA Cup in his first season, he helped Manchester United win three successive Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup; at age. In 232008, he won his first Ballon d'Or when he was only twenty-three years old.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born and raised in Madeira, Portugal. Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for Sporting CPSporting CP, before signing with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen 18.
Ronaldo’s father is José Dinis Aveiro. He was the equipment manager for thea local football club Andorinha. His father added Ronaldo to his son's name in honor of Ronald Reagan, the U.S. president when Cristiano was born and his father's favorite actoractor. When he was fifteen, Ronaldo had surgery for a heart condition and recovered fully. He played for lubeClube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal (known as Sporting Lisbon)CP, where he played for that club’s various youth teams before making his debut on Sporting’s first team in 2002.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional football player. He plays forward for Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr football club and captains the Portugal national team. He is the highest goal scorer in history with 819 goals in 1,144 games.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional football player. He plays forward for Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr football club and captains the Portugal national team. He is the highest goal scorer in history with 819 goals in 1,144 games. In 2015, he was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation. In both 2016 and 2017, Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes and he has been in the top three every year since 2014. From 2016 to 2019, he was ranked the world's most famous athlete by ESPN. Time included him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. In 2020, Ronaldo became the first active team sport player to surpass $1 billion earned during their career.
Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. He has won 30 major trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League title. Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals (134) and assists (41) in the history of the UEFA Champions League. He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,000 professional career appearances and has scored over 750 senior career goals for club and country. He is also the second player to score 100 international goals, and the first European to achieve the feat.
Ronaldo has a $1 billion lifetime deal with Nike in 2016, and has had endorsement deals with Altice, Herbalife, DAZN, MTG, Clear shampoo, Abbott, and Unilever. in 2013, he launched his own brand, CR7, which includes clothing, shoes, frangrances, hotels and gyms.
In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation.Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, also known as the Golden Boot. He has been named Portuguese Footballer of the Year ten times, UEFA Best Player in Europe four times, and Best FIFA Men's Player twice, and won the FIFA Puskas Award once. He also helped Portugal win Euro 2016.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born and raised in Madeira, Portugal. Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen 18.
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Cristiano Ronaldo made his senior debut in 2003 at age eighteen and has since earned over 170 caps, including appearing and scoring in ten major tournaments, becoming Portugal's most-capped player and his country's all-time top goalscorer. He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004 where he helped Portugal reach the final. He became captain in July 2008, leading Portugal to their first triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament.
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a PortuguesePortuguese professional footballfootball player. He plays forward for Saudi Arabia'sSaudi Arabia's Al NassrAl Nassr football club and captains the Portugal national team. Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015. Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2016 and 2017 and the world's most famous athlete by ESPNESPN from 2016 to 2019. TimeTime included him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. Ronaldo is the first footballer, as well as only the third sportsman, to earn $1 billion in their career.
Cristiano Ronaldo made his senior debut in 2003 at age eighteen and has since earned over 170 caps, including appearing and scoring in ten major tournaments, becoming Portugal's most-capped player and his country's all-time top goalscorer. He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004 where he helped Portugal reach the final. He assumed fullbecame captaincycaptain in July 2008, leading Portugal to their first triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament.
After canceling his contract with Manchester UnitedManchester United in a mutual agreement with the club, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on December 28, 2022. The contract is the highest in football history at approximately $210 million a year. He also is quoted as saying that “in EuropeEurope, my work is done”.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with the ItalianItalian football club JuventusJuventus in 2018 in a transfer worth about $132 million. He left Juventus and returned to Manchester United, however, his return did not go well and in November 2022 his contract was terminated by “mutual agreement.” In December 2022, he signed with the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Real MadridReal Madrid in 2009. At that time, his transfer was the most expensive association football transfer in history at 94 million euros. There he won 15 trophies, including two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, and four UEFA Champions League titles, and became the club's all-time top goalscorer. He finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or three times, behind Lionel Messi, before winning back-to-back Ballons d'Or from 2013-2014 and again from 2016-2017. After winning a third consecutive Champions League title in 2018, Ronaldo became the first player to win the trophy five times. He finished his Real career with 311 goals in 292 matches.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen. He won the Golden Shoe award for scoring 31 league goals during the 2007-2008 season. In May 2008, he won the FIFA World Player of the YearFIFA World Player of the Year. In 2009, he was transferred to Real Madrid in a record-breaking deal worth about $121 million.
Ronaldo’s father is José Dinis AveiroJosé Dinis Aveiro. He was the equipment manager for the local football club Andorinha. His father added Ronaldo to his son's name in honor of Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan, the U.S.U.S. president when Cristiano was born and his father's favorite actor. When he was fiftennfifteen, Ronaldo had surgery for a heart condition and recovered fully. HisHe played for lube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal (known as Sporting Lisbon), where he played for that club’s various youth teams before making his debut on Sporting’s first team in 2002.
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional football player. He plays forward for SerieSaudi Arabia's Al Nassr Afootball club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015. Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2016 and 2017 and the world's most famous athlete by ESPN from 2016 to 2019. Time included him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. Ronaldo is the first footballer, as well as only the third sportsman, to earn $1 billion in their career.
Cristiano Ronaldo made his senior debut in 2003 at age eighteen, and has since earned over 170 caps, including appearing and scoring in ten major tournaments, becoming Portugal's most-capped player and his country's all-time top goalscorer. He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004 where he helped Portugal reach the final. He assumed full captaincy in July 2008, leading Portugal to their first triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament.
Cristiano Ronaldo has played for Portugal in the 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 World Cup competitions, becoming the captain of the national team in 2008. He has scored eight goals in 22 matches across all five events and is the first man to score in five World Cups.
After canceling his contract with Manchester United in a mutual agreement with the club, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on December 28, 2022. The contract is the highest in football history at approximately $210 million a year. He also is quoted as saying that “in Europe, my work is done”.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Juventus in 2018 in a transfer worth an initial €100 million, the highest ever paid by an Italian club and the highest ever paid for a player over 30 years old. He won the Serie A title in his first two seasons with the club.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with the Italian football club Juventus in 2018 in a transfer worth about $132 million. He left Juventus and returned to Manchester United, however, his return did not go well and in November 2022 his contract was terminated by “mutual agreement.” In December 2022, he signed with the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Real Madrid in 2009. At that time, his transfer was the most expensive association football transfer in history at 94 million euros. There he won 15 trophies, including two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, and four UEFA Champions League titles, and became the club's all-time top goalscorer. He finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or three times, behind Lionel Messi, before winning back-to-back Ballons d'Or from 2013-2014 and again from 2016-2017. After winning a third consecutive Champions League title in 2018, Ronaldo became the first player to win the trophy five times. He finished his Real career with 311 goals in 292 matches.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen. He won the Golden Shoe award for scoring 31 league goals during the 2007-2008 season. In May 2008, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2009, he was transferred to Real Madrid in a record-breaking deal worth about $121 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen. After winning the FA Cup in his first season, he helped Manchester United win three successive Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup; at age 23, he won his first Ballon d'Or. In 2009, Ronaldo was the subject of the then-most expensive association football transfer when signed for Real Madrid in a transfer worth €94 million (£80 million).
Ronaldo’s father is José Dinis Aveiro. He was the equipment manager for the local football club Andorinha. His father added Ronaldo to his son's name in honor of Ronald Reagan, the U.S. president when Cristiano was born and his father's favorite actor. When he was fiftenn, Ronaldo had surgery for a heart condition and recovered fully. His played for lube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal (known as Sporting Lisbon), where he played for that club’s various youth teams before making his debut on Sporting’s first team in 2002.
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Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been named France Football's Player of the Year. The 32-year-old Portugal striker received the 5th Ballon d'Or in his career and caught up with Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Ronaldo has previously won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
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Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been named France Football's Player of the Year. The 32-year-old Portugal striker received the 5th Ballon d'Or in his career and caught up with Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Ronaldo has previously won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. He has won 30 major trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League title. Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals (134) and assists (41) in the history of the UEFA Champions League. He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,000 professional career appearances and has scored over 750 senior career goals for club and country. He is also the second player to score 100 international goals, and the first European to achieve the feat.
Born and raised in Madeira, Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United in 2003, aged 18. After winning the FA Cup in his first season, he helped United win three successive Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup; at age 23, he won his first Ballon d'Or. In 2009, Ronaldo was the subject of the then-most expensive association football transfer when signed for Real Madrid in a transfer worth €94 million (£80 million). There, he won 15 trophies, including two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, and four UEFA Champions League titles, and became the club's all-time top goalscorer. After joining Madrid, Ronaldo finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or three times, behind Lionel Messi--his perceived career rival--before winning back-to-back Ballons d'Or from 2013-2014 and again from 2016-2017. After winning a third consecutive Champions League title in 2018, Ronaldo became the first player to win the trophy five times. In 2018, he signed for Juventus in a transfer worth an initial €100 million (£88 million), the highest ever paid by an Italian club and the highest ever paid for a player over 30 years old. He won the Serie A title in his first two seasons with the club.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional football player. He plays forward for Serie A Portugueseclub Juventus and international,captains the Portugal national team. Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015. He made his senior debut in 2003 at age 18, and has since earned over 170 caps, including appearing and scoring in ten major tournaments, becoming Portugal's most capped player and his country's all-time top goalscorer. He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004 where he helped Portugal reach the final. He assumed full captaincy in July 2008, leading Portugal to their first triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament. Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2016 and 2017 and the world's most famous athlete by ESPN from 2016 to 2019. Time included him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. Ronaldo is the first footballer, as well as only the third sportsman, to earn $1 billion in their career.
Cristiano Ronaldo made his senior debut in 2003 at age eighteen, and has since earned over 170 caps, including appearing and scoring in ten major tournaments, becoming Portugal's most-capped player and his country's all-time top goalscorer. He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004 where he helped Portugal reach the final. He assumed full captaincy in July 2008, leading Portugal to their first triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament.
Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. He has won 30 major trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League title. Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals (134) and assists (41) in the history of the UEFA Champions League. He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,000 professional career appearances and has scored over 750 senior career goals for club and country. He is also the second player to score 100 international goals, and the first European to achieve the feat.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Juventus in 2018 in a transfer worth an initial €100 million, the highest ever paid by an Italian club and the highest ever paid for a player over 30 years old. He won the Serie A title in his first two seasons with the club.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Real Madrid in 2009. At that time, his transfer was the most expensive association football transfer in history at 94 million euros. There he won 15 trophies, including two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, and four UEFA Champions League titles, and became the club's all-time top goalscorer. He finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or three times, behind Lionel Messi, before winning back-to-back Ballons d'Or from 2013-2014 and again from 2016-2017. After winning a third consecutive Champions League title in 2018, Ronaldo became the first player to win the trophy five times.
Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen. After winning the FA Cup in his first season, he helped Manchester United win three successive Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup; at age 23, he won his first Ballon d'Or. In 2009, Ronaldo was the subject of the then-most expensive association football transfer when signed for Real Madrid in a transfer worth €94 million (£80 million).
Cristiano Ronaldo was born and raised in Madeira, Portugal. Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United in 2003 at age eighteen 18.
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Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been named France Football's Player of the Year. The 32-year-old Portugal striker received the 5th Ballon d'Or in his career and caught up with Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Ronaldo has previously won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
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