Do you know that Christiano Ronaldo, the football sensation
of the moment, the man popularly called CR7 once told his father, “we shall be
very rich”? His father didn’t believe him. Today, he is not only a rich
footballer but one of the richest athletes in the world. He recently displayed
the seven trophies he won in one year. No wonder he said, “this is my best year
ever”. We present to you 15 interesting facts about CR7
1.
His
full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
2.
He
was born on the 5th of February 1985
3.
Ronaldo
made his international debut for Portugal in August 2003, at the age of 18.
4.
He
is Portugal's most capped player of all time with over 130 caps.
5.
He
is the first Portuguese player to reach 50 international goals, making him
Portugal's all-time top goal scorer.
6.
He
scored his first international goal in Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the
final.
7.
In
2008, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.
Ronaldo then won the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013 and 2014.
8.
In 2016, he received his fourth Ballon d'Or,
the most for any European player in the history of the award, and the inaugural
Best FIFA Men's Player.
9.
About
a year ago, Ronaldo scored his 500th senior career goal for club and country.
10.
He
is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time.
11.
Ronaldo
was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football
Federation, during its 100th anniversary celebrations in 2015.
12.
He
is the only player to win four European Golden Shoe awards.
13.
He
is one of the most marketable athletes in sports today.
14.
In
2016 Forbes named Ronaldo the world's best paid athlete.
15.
In
June 2016, ESPN ranked him the world's most famous athlete.
An outstanding thing about his career
is his heavy work rate. All the coaches that have managed him attest to this.
In conclusion, talent alone may not
get you to the top, rather talent plus hard work is an unbeatable combination.
What do you think?
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