Height, weight, age. How old is Cristiano Ronaldo?
The whole world learned about the football player when he was still very young, at that moment everyone wanted to know any information regarding the new star, including his height, weight, age. How old is Cristiano Ronaldo - you can find it online; he turned 33 this year.
Cristiano Ronaldo's parameters are as follows: height 185 cm, weight - 80 kg, which allows him to play both as a striker and as a defender. The world football star spends a lot of time in the gym, and this is not counting those 5-day training sessions with the team. The athlete can boast of an athletic physique, which, by the way, is not typical for every football player. This is another character trait of Cristiano Ronaldo - he is used to achieving what he wants, no matter what it takes. Perhaps impressive muscles are not so important for his career, but he loves to take care of his body and is always in great shape.
As many have noticed, most football players get a lot of tattoos on their bodies, but Cristiano has none. The fact is that he does not do this in order to remain on the list of blood donors, which he donates annually. Once, he donated bone marrow to a Portuguese boy with leukemia.
Career of Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo was 10 years old when he became the subject of the first transfer in his sports career: he was bought by one of the leading teams on the island, Nacional.
The future football star then cost them almost nothing - for a two-year set of football uniforms and boots for Andorinha. Cristiano spent one season wearing the black and white stripes and serving as captain. His dad said: “I watched every one of his matches and those are my most treasured memories. Every time Cristiano played away from home, I was assigned a seat on the bus or plane. Now, when he leaves to play, we mostly talk on the phone; Ronaldo’s career does not allow us to spend much time together.”
Even then, it was obvious that the young athlete was developing at an unprecedented speed: after a year at Nacional, Cristiano attended a three-day tryout at one of the best clubs in Portugal, Sporting. And they immediately bought a smart baby. This meant that Ronaldo, at the age of 11, would move to the capital.
And all alone. “Completely frail and with crooked teeth, I appeared before the coaches at the Sporting academy,” says Cristiano. “They said: “You’re a good player, but you’re so fat...” Nightmare. This is not true. In the children's league, I was one of the smallest on the team. One day, encouraged by my mother, I convinced myself that if I ate two bowls of soup and all other dishes in double size, it would speed up my growth. And it worked. I don’t know what was in my soup, but in two years I have grown quite well. When I started playing in the first team of Sporting, I was still skinny, but 178 cm tall.”
In general, Cristiano’s new life has not improved at all. Firstly, no one in the capital understood him, because the island of Madeira has a very unique pronunciation. Secondly, he was terribly teased for it. “The Portuguese language is very rich in accents and shades; you can immediately distinguish a person from Porto from a resident of Lisbon, a person coming from the south from a northerner, a resident of the coast from people from the central regions. But Madeira is something special,” Ronaldo recalls.
Soon, “a cheerful, obedient and good friend,” according to a teacher from a primary school, turned into a serious and angry boy. Cristiano was very angry and even threw chairs at the offenders. “It was very strange that absolutely no one understood me,” says Ronaldo. — Several times I had the feeling that I was speaking some other language. As soon as I opened my mouth, people around me immediately began to laugh and imitate. I felt like a complete clown. And he roared with shame. I called my mother and said that I wanted to go home.”
In addition, the Sporting management soon recognized that Cristiano really needed support and sent for his mother to live nearby. In the end, Ronaldo humbled himself: “I cried every day, but I liked my stay there. I learned a lot, especially how to live under pressure."
And not only this. After all, in essence, Cristiano ended up in a football factory. Sporting has its own football academy, Alcochete, one of the largest in Europe. This is the best place for young talents, where coaches, educators, psychologists and doctors work with each student, who monitor all aspects of Ronaldo’s life, controlling and guiding growth.
The head of the Sporting club, Marques de Freitas, explains: “In essence, Cristiano is a product of a laboratory, the result of scientific work. For example, doctors conducted a bone density study on Ronaldo to find out how much he would grow. Because for tall players it is important to limit the time they play football while their core is being formed. The analysis showed that he will grow to 187 cm.” By the way, Cristiano’s height is now 186.5 cm.
In general, professionals from Alcotlete spent six years racing Ronaldo and building his body before releasing him onto the field. When 17-year-old Ronaldo was finally allowed to play, he rushed into battle and managed to go through all four levels of the football academy in one season: Cristiano played for the under-16, under-17, under-18 teams, then for the reserve team and finally got into the main team. There have never been such students in the history of the Sporting club.
He started working in the adult national team as a ball boy: “They paid me 5 euros per game, but I would do it for free. Money didn’t mean anything - it was important to be closer to the field,” says Ronaldo. That year he became a starter. In the club's first game, Cristiano quickly scored two goals, and Sporting won 3:0.
“At the age of 18, Ronaldo was already an adult, a real personality, a unique person: football for him is life, passion and pleasure,” concludes Marques de Freitas. We must give Cristiano his due: he really matured early and at the same time did not allow success to go to his head. He spent his first serious money not on entertainment, but on helping his brother Ugu, who had been trying to recover from drug addiction for many years. Since then, Ugu, an artist and decorator by profession, has finally overcome his bad habit.
Eighteen years became the happiest time in Ronaldo’s biography. It was that year that the English club Manchester United came to a training camp in Portugal and played a friendly match with Sporting. To their astonishment, the Red Devils lost 3-1, with the Red Devils particularly annoying. of course, young Cristiano.
And if on the way to Lisbon, Manchester captain Roy Keane muttered gloomily about “damn foreign suckers,” then on the way back he was the first to enthusiastically convince the coach to take Ronaldo “hot.” Which Alex Ferguson promptly did, paying £12.24 million for the 18-year-old Portuguese. And thus became Cristiano’s “father” and mentor for the next six years.
A week later, Cristiano was already flying to England, where the same language problems awaited him: “When I moved to Manchester, I didn’t speak English at all. But it turned out to be not so scary, because I already had a wealth of Lisbon experience behind me in finding a common language with my teammates.”
“When there were rumors that Cristiano was going to Manchester, we couldn’t believe it,” says Ronaldo’s sister Liliana Catia. “But everything happened very quickly. He ended up on the front pages of newspapers and on television. It was crazy. At the same time, the football player himself was calm, as if he was used to being the center of attention.”
At Manchester United, the first thing Ronaldo did was ask for number 28, which he wore at Sporting. But instead he received “seven” - a number that belonged to the legends of the English club - George West. Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham. “That famous number 7 shirt became an additional source of motivation for me,” Cristiano recalls. “I was forced to live up to expectations after being honored.”
And he immediately acquitted him. His debut was very bright. Cristiano came on during the second hour of a tense game as Manchester lost 1-0 to Bolton. sent two goals into the opponent's goal and scored a penalty. The audience gave him a standing ovation. The next day, all the newspapers were already calling him one of the best players in the history of Manchester. The potential of the young player was obvious to the specialists. “He can achieve everything he wants as a footballer,” compatriot and graduate of the same football academy Luis Figo assessed Ronaldo.
In the meantime, Cristiano suddenly became the most expensive teenage footballer in Britain: Manchester United paid the young talent a truly huge fee - 12 million pounds sterling for two seasons of playing at the club. Ronaldo primarily spent his money on his family. He boldly hired one of the best architects in the world, Eduardo Souto de Moura, awarded the Pritzker Prize, and commissioned the design of a house in Madeira, in which his parents later settled.
In Manchester, Cristiano bought another house, where he settled his cousins Nuno and Jose, who help Ronaldo with administrative issues. He arranged for his sister Liliana Katia to work in a cabaret, where she sings under the stage name Ronalda, and Elma got her own chain of boutiques with the trade name CR7 - after her brother’s initials and his number in the club.
The following years saw success for Ronaldo. He played for the Portuguese national team at Euro 2004, and although the Portuguese lost to the Greeks, Cristiano himself received the title of best young player at the European Championship. Which, by the way, did not stop him from crying bitter tears and refusing the silver medal that they tried to give him. His father explained: “He was angry. because I missed something I shouldn't have missed. It was a shock and the end of a dream. But at the same time it was a rewarding experience. In the end, he will continue to play for the national team because he is still one of the best players."
A year later, Papa Jose died of cirrhosis of the liver. How Cristiano survived his death is unknown; he never talked about it. But his pedantically sober lifestyle became an eternal monument to his father. “Cristiano saw what alcohol did to his father,” says a family friend, “and that’s why he doesn’t even drink beer. He may have the talent of Diego Maradona or George Best, but he is not going to repeat their mistakes.”
Meanwhile, things were not so smooth for Ronaldo himself on the field. He invariably performed with the best results, but the harsh British guys more than once booed Cristiano for his manner of play. The Portuguese was accused of simulation, provoking penalties, “diving” (that is, intentional falls), inappropriate “dancing” during the game and excessive narcissism. They called me a “clown” and “a woman on the field.”
There was some truth to this: Ronaldo really mocks his opponent during the match, constantly uses dribbling (deceptive maneuvers), feints, grimaces and even indecent gestures, for which he earned disqualification more than once. And although his playing style irritates many, it works flawlessly. “For me, whistling is already the norm. If that doesn't happen, I start to wonder, "Why aren't they booing me?" Maybe they think that if they express their disapproval, I will lose concentration? But I even like it.” - Cristiano grins.
Nothing stopped Cristiano from remaining the best. “He plays with a lot of variety, which is great,” Ferguson says. - Grabs everything on the fly. He scored 16 goals in 40 caps for Portugal. And this at 21 years old! This is an amazing statistic, Ronaldo has no equal in speed, attack and defense."
In proportion to the praise, his fees grew, reaching 120 thousand pounds sterling per week, and Ronaldo became the highest paid football player in the team. A year later, Cristiano signed a new contract with Manchester United with a salary of 144 thousand pounds per week, which became a record for the English club.
Fabulous wealth did not prevent him from earning money on the side. Ronaldo signed a record contract in sports history for $10 million with the Portuguese publishing house Ideias Rumos to publish his autobiography. And he regularly starred for magazines - it’s not for nothing that Cristiano worked so carefully on his body, went to the gym, pressed the press 3000 times every day, shaved his chest and legs, used tons of gel on his hair and had a pedicure.
However. Ronaldo always clarified: “I am a footballer, not a model. You just need to take advantage of the opportunity. And it's not true that I'm obsessed with exercise equipment. When I was younger, yes. But not now. With our playing schedule, I don't have much time to go to the gym. In addition, regular physical activity is important for both playing football and self-esteem. I want to be happy with myself."
It goes without saying that Ronaldo also spent his “embossed wealth” to attract girls, who, however, were already hovering around him. However, the boys were not far behind: the Gay Times newspaper proclaimed the Portuguese “the most handsome man on Earth and the ideal partner.”
Cristiano immediately followed up with a refutation of such a dubious characterization and a demonstration of some promiscuity in relationships with women. Ronaldo got involved in one high-profile romance after another - and his partners were either stellar or completely unknown young ladies.
True, all the passions were one more beautiful than the other. For example, the British actress Gemma Atkinson, whom Cristiano dated for six months, had not only luxurious curves, but also useful housekeeping skills. “I trained to be a stripper for Hollyoaks (British television soap opera) and I’m doing great,” Atkinson once said. “I have a couple of vicious moves hidden for Cristiano.”
However, their relationship ended after a scandalous party that Ronaldo and his colleagues Nani and Anderson threw to celebrate another victory for their club. To do this, they hired five girls of easy virtue from a well-known sex services agency and staged a drunken orgy at Ronaldo’s villa. The next day, the young ladies sold photographs and videos from mobile phones to newspapers.
As a result, the agency fired the girls, and the beautiful Gemma fired Ronaldo. He was not at a loss and, so that fans around the world would not consider what happened to be his usual way of life, he cheerfully reported to the newspapers: “I don’t drink alcohol, I hate smoking and I’m not a spender at all.”
Despite the scandals and gossip, Ronaldo spent the next few years exclusively collecting awards and titles. It began with the titles of “footballer of the year” and “best young footballer 2006”, and by 2008 it was supplemented by the “Golden Ball”, “Golden Boot”, the title of the best footballer in the world, the best striker in Europe and the best scorer of the Champions League. All the trophies that a football player can get in the UK ended up on Cristiano's shelves. In total there are about 13 individual awards per season.
Ronaldo did not offend his home club either: he helped Manchester win the FA Super Cup, the Premier League title and the English Championship title, setting an incredible record for a midfielder of 42 goals per season. The loving Cristiano celebrated his victories according to good tradition by calling two girls home, which was noted by the ubiquitous paparazzi.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo did not forget to prepare for the great transfer to Real Madrid. Rumors about poaching the best football player on the planet have been circulating for several years; Manchester even filed a complaint with the International Football Federation (FIFA) due to the fact that their player is being pressured. But it's all to no avail. After the defeat of the English club in Euro 2008, Cristiano became bolder in saying that he was going to Real Madrid. And after the defeat of Manchester and in the Champions League final in 2009, the British accepted Real's offer to sell Ronaldo for 93.4 million euros.
Thus, Ronaldo became the most expensive player in the history of world football, breaking the record of Zinedine Zidane, who moved from Juventus Turin to Real Madrid for 76 million euros. In addition, Cristiano has become the most expensive football player in the world in the history of football: he receives 13 million euros a year - almost twice as much as team captain Raul Gonzalez. Real Madrid also insured its “treasure” for a football record amount of 100 million euros.
So Ronaldo outgrew Manchester and fled, feeling the dissonance of personal success and collective failure: “After we won the Champions League, I realized: there is nothing else that I haven’t won with Manchester United.” However, I stayed with the team for the next season, enjoyed this time, but at the same time I understood that my dream was to play for Real Madrid. Of course, I didn't switch for the money. My desire is simply to be the best player in the world. I think you yourself understand: if you are the best footballer of Real Madrid, then you are one of the best players in the history of football."
At Real Madrid, Cristiano achieved everything possible. As a member of the royal club, he won the Champions League four times and took the Golden Ball. If in Manchester it was a diamond, then in Madrid it was cut, becoming a real diamond. The club's owners insisted on a clause in his contract: the club that wanted to buy Ronaldo must pay one billion euros. Fantastic amount!
Ronaldo still left Real Madrid - but not for a billion euros, but for 117 million. His earnings at Juventus are 30 million a year, every second Cristiano earns 1 euro. With $80 million in advertising revenue, Ronaldo is one of the top 5 richest sports stars. And at the age of 33, he is not going to stop there, as well as the number of goals.
Biography and personal life of Cristiano Ronaldo
The biography and personal life of Cristiano Ronaldo is filled with a lot of events, achievements, and personal twists and turns.
The future celebrity is from the city of Funchal, which is located in Portugal. The popular athlete’s date of birth was February 5, 1985. The boy was not wanted, since the family lived very poorly and was already raising three children. As Cristiano Ronaldo's mother later admitted, she even wanted to have an abortion, but the timing was too late. At that time, she worked in a hotel, the earnings were meager, the family lived in terrible conditions, although the parents tried their best for their children.
Cristiano Ronaldo was named after his father's favorite president, Ronald Reagan, which few people know. Also, few people know that as a child he had serious problems with his teeth and speech; he was not understood for a long time, as he spoke unintelligibly. Often the boy had to repeat the same thing several times so that he could be heard.
According to the stories of the neighbors where the now famous football player was born and spent his childhood, he was, to put it mildly, disliked, because he spent all day hitting the ball, which often hit the windows, breaking them, or the walls, which created noise and discomfort for people living in these houses.
Cristiano Ronaldo's first team is the local children's football club Andorinha, where he got to thanks to his father, since he worked there.
When the young football player was 11 years old, his talent was noticed and he was invited to study in Lisbon, at the Sporting youth academy. For Cristiano Ronaldo, this was a great opportunity to break into big-time sports, but he suffered from separation from his family for a long time, and during his departure he cried continuously.
It was also difficult for the mother to part with her son, but she saw that this was a real opportunity to triple his good future. At that time, Cristiano Ronaldo's father often drank, which is why his mother for a long time forbade her son to come home for the holidays. As it turned out, she really wanted Cristiano to concentrate on his studies, which is why no one told the boy about his father’s alcoholism.
At the academy, Cristiano Ronaldo was often mocked, and his behavior left much to be desired, because he often behaved like a hooligan and even stole other people's lunches. Due to the fact that the boy could not get home during the holidays, he was very worried, constantly calling home and crying into the phone. During that difficult period, Leonel Pontes, Cristiano Ronaldo’s guardian, helped him a lot, who calmed him down, gave him instructions and valuable advice, and also constantly invited him to visit on holidays, when all the students went home to their relatives. This strong connection remained for a long time, and years later, when the football player became a popular player, their friendship continued.
Interestingly, at Sporting, Cristiano Ronaldo managed to earn extra money by serving balls at matches, for which he received 10 euros per game. The boy immediately spent his earnings on fast food, because the food in the academy’s canteen was monotonous, and there were no goodies on the menu at all. Later, Cristiano Ronaldo decided to change his diet, giving up junk food, he asked for supplements in the cafeteria to build muscle mass (he was thin at the time).
While studying at the Lisbon Sports Academy, Cristiano Ronaldo received a transfer of 30 euros from his mother every month. As it turned out, the young athlete “squandered” all his money on slot machines in one of the eateries. Since the money was gone quickly, sometimes Cristiano Ronaldo called and asked his mother to send more, which aroused her suspicions. Then she contacted her son’s guardian and asked to track where he was so quickly spending the money intended for him for the month. After this, Pontes learned about the footballer’s gambling habits and, after talking with the establishment’s security, stopped Cristiano’s visits to slot machines. But Cristiano Ronaldo’s passion for excitement and games has not gone away, as evidenced by the athlete’s numerous consoles, with which he relaxes during breaks between matches.
The first game in which Cristiano Ronaldo distinguished himself was the Sporting match against Atlético, then he scored a goal as a substitute player (2001). At the same time, the future football star was in the starting lineup of the Portuguese national team, taking part in the Youth Football Championship. During this period, many coaches of famous football clubs paid attention to the athlete, wanting to buy him into their teams.
Manchester United players first learned about the new promising footballer during a friendly match with Sporting. He was distinguished by speed and good technique, which was noticed by experienced Manchester United players. At the end of the first half, one of them was so tired that he could not catch his breath. At that moment, the club players immediately drew the attention of their coach to the promising and talented athlete. As a result, coach Alex Ferguson negotiated the purchase of a football player for his team, almost immediately after the end of the game. The forward was purchased for £12.24 million.
In the English club, the football player was given the opportunity to choose his number, then Cristiano Ronaldo named “28”, but the Manchester United coach insisted on “seven”, which was awarded to the greatest players in the history of football. This became a kind of incentive for the football player and inspired him.
As soon as the Portuguese became a player for the English club, he received an offer from EASports to make the athlete’s face the cover of the FIFA 2004 game. Alex Ferguson did not approve of this proposal, but still, 14 years later, Cristiano Ronaldo will be there.
The management and players of the English football club were glad that such a star appeared on their team, who rose to Manchester United. The Portuguese football player regularly scored goals, distinguished by high performance and good technique. Cristiano Ronaldo made an invaluable contribution to the series of victories and achievements of the English club.
In the short period of time that the athlete spent with Manchester United, he deservedly became the best young footballer of the year.
5 years after Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to the English club, he deservedly holds the position of team captain. In the same year, the Portuguese set a record, exceeding the number of goals scored in a season by the previous record holder.
Playing for Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the club's best player and is also awarded the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball.
The next club to buy the popular footballer, Real Madrid, paid 80 million pounds sterling. It was the Spanish club that made Cristiano Ronaldo his highest salary among football players. However, the athlete will never forget the invaluable experience of the English club, and is also grateful to its owner for the good cooperation.
9 years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo began playing for the Spaniards, bringing the club season after season more and more beautiful victories. His value as a football player has increased significantly, and the merits of this player can be listed forever. For example, it is difficult for opponents to get past Cristiano Ronaldo, as he easily adapts, navigates the game on the fly, and hits goals well with both feet, which makes it difficult to take the ball away from him or stop his assist.
In 2012-2013, the Portuguese footballer scored at least one goal in every game, his performance and performance improved significantly. The athlete’s popular feints, as well as his goals, are very popular on the YouTube video hosting site. Videos featuring Cristiano Ronaldo gain hundreds of thousands of views in a matter of days.
The battle for the best football player between the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Argentinean Leonel Messi has been going on for many years. Both players have a unique style of play, are very productive and popular. Football fans around the world often compare the two by counting the number of goals scored per season and observing the awards of outstanding athletes.
Two years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo became the European champion while playing for his national team. In the final against France, the football player was replaced for the first time in many years, and the reason for this was the athlete’s leg injury. That year brought Cristiano Ronaldo another Ballon d'Or - the fourth on his list.
World sports publishers reported that the Portuguese footballer was going to leave the Spanish club in 2020, but these turned out to be just rumors, because he soon signed another 5-year contract with Real Madrid. In an interview, the legendary player repeatedly said that he was happy to work for this football club and would like to end his career with it.
Thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's collaboration with the famous sports brand Nike, he receives decent fees every year. According to some reports, their amount is almost equal to what he receives for playing in Real Madrid. The footballer regularly advertises new Nike products, having signed a permanent contract with him 2 years ago.
According to estimates, Cristiano Ronaldo's income for 2020 was $88 million. This takes into account the annual salary he receives from the Spanish club, as well as the fees he receives for promotional activities.
Today, Cristiano Ronaldo has not only made a name for himself that the whole world knows about, but has also earned a fortune. It is interesting that at the beginning of the football player’s training at Sporting, he was engaged in removing garbage from the stadium on a cart. Other wealthy students at the academy constantly bullied him and made fun of him about this, calling him “Ferrari.” To this the guy replied that one day he would buy this car for himself, and his promise came true. Back then, none of the boys of the “Lisbon elite” had any idea that they would never be able to achieve such a level of professionalism, and would never have such a brilliant football career as Cristiano Ronaldo.
The personal life of the Portuguese football player is constantly in the public eye, which closely monitors everything that happens in the athlete’s life. Cristiano Ronaldo had several affairs with fashion models, as well as with the famous party girl and owner of the hotel chain Paris Hilton.
8 years ago, a Portuguese football player introduced his son to the public; who the boy’s mother is still remains a mystery.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a serious and rather long-term relationship with the Russian model Irina Shayk. This couple was admired by the media and fans of the football player, attributing to them a marriage that was supposed to end the beautiful romance of the athlete and the model from Russia. But, alas, the press received a statement that the couple broke up; according to Irina Shayk, the behavior of her lover was the reason.
For some time, Cristiano Ronaldo was attributed to gayness, hooked on a couple of photographs and an absurd statement by the athlete. Today he lives in a civil marriage with Spanish model Georgina Rodriguez, with whom he had a daughter last year. Before this, the athlete became the father of two twins through surrogacy.
Cristiano Ronaldo. Teams
Manchester United
In 2001, when Ronaldo was just 16 years old, Manchester United paid over £12 million to sign his record fee for a player his age.
Ronaldo turned his head into mesmerizing performances with Portugal against Manchester, even his opponents with his feet and deft skill. He made such an impression that a number of United players asked their manager to try to sign the young player, who soon made the team.
Ronaldo did not disappoint the football world. He showed his promise early in the 2004 FA Cup final, scoring the team's first three goals and helping them capture the championship. In 2007, Ronaldo signed a five-year, £31 million contract.
A year later, Ronaldo again justified his high salary when he put together one of the club's best seasons in history, setting a franchise record for goals scored (42), and earning himself the FIFA World Player of the Year honor in 2008. In all, Ronaldo helped guide Manchester United three Premier League titles.
Real
In 2009, Spanish football club Real Madrid agreed to pay Manchester United a record $131 million for the chance to sign Ronaldo. Ronaldo's commitment to Manchester United came under constant question, and speculation swirled that he wanted to play elsewhere, so no one was all that surprised to see Ronaldo leave.
“I know they're going to. demand a lot from me to be successful at the club and I know that I will have much more pressure than at Manchester United because I have been there for many years,” Ronaldo told reporters. "But this means a new challenge and is going to help me become a better footballer."
Ronaldo went on to amass an impressive list of individual awards and team trophies. In December 2020, he won his fourth Ballon D&' or award as Sports Player of the Year, ahead of FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
Juventus
After hinting that his time with Real was coming to an end, Ronaldo confirmed the rumors by signing from Italian Serie A club Juventus in July 2020. The soccer star stood to make an estimated $35 million a year for Juventus, who paid to transfer the money to $140 million to his old Spanish club.
Ronaldo paid tribute to real fans in an open letter on the club's website, writing: ". These years in Real Madrid and in this city of Madrid were quite possibly the happiest years of my life. I only have a feeling of great gratitude to this club, to the fans and to the city. I can only thank them all for the love and affection I received."
Portugal National Team
On July 10, 2020, Ronaldo added an emotional victory to his collection. As his national team captain, Ronaldo led Portugal to the European Championship final against France.
Despite being sidelined after suffering a knee injury 25 minutes into the match, Portugal went on to win the title 1–0, their first international trophy. Ronaldo's teammates said he motivated them as team captain from the outside.
“This is one of the happiest moments of my career, and Ronaldo commented. I always said that I wanted to win a trophy with the national team and make history. And I did it. Thank God everything went well for us."
Ronaldo got off to a huge start at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, blasting home three goals in the opening draw against Spain before adding another against Morocco to set a European record with an 85-year-old international goal.
However, he was kept scoreless in a 2–1 loss to Uruguay in the playoffs, after which he declined to comment on his future with the national team.
Family and children of Cristiano Ronaldo
The family and children of Cristiano Ronaldo are discussed in the media very often. Of course, not every football player of this magnitude has four children, three of whom are from surrogate mothers. Cristiano Ronaldo's surrogate mother gave birth to twins Eva and Mateo. Immediately the press began to discuss that Cristiano Ronaldo became the father, but who the mother is is not known.
Apparently, Cristiano Ronaldo had long wanted to start a family, and when he met model Georgina Rodriguez, he finally realized his dream. The girl turned out to be ready for family life, despite her rather young age (the age difference between the spouses is 10 years). The public learned that Cristiano Ronaldo will become a father for the fourth time from social networks.
Cristiano Ronaldo's son - Cristiano
Cristiano Ronaldo's eldest son, Cristiano Jr., celebrated his 8th birthday this year. The boy was born under mysterious circumstances; all that is known is that, according to the famous football player, he is from a surrogate mother.
Cristiano Jr. is also an ardent football fan, and although he is not yet studying at any sports school, his father’s genes are taking their toll. He plays football and makes good progress. It is interesting that the boy’s idol is not his father, but another equally popular football player - Argentinean Leonel Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo's son Mateo
One of the twins, Cristiano Ronaldo's son Mateo, was born in 2017. The famous Portuguese football player again used surrogacy. It is not known who the twins' surrogate mother is, only that she is Mexican.
The athlete’s mother supports her son and is also incredibly happy that she has so many grandchildren. Let us remember that Cristiano Ronaldo was born and raised in a poor large family, but his parents tried to ensure that their children did not need anything. Some people think that all these children of the Portuguese football player are just another opportunity to promote themselves; on the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo does not need PR, because his name is already well-known.
At the request of Garik Kharlamov: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Instagram is being attacked with messages from Russia
Russian comedian Garik Kharlamov decided to congratulate world football star Cristiano Ronaldo on his 35th birthday in an original way. Kharlamov called on his seven million subscribers to leave a uniform comment about the ball on the athlete’s account.
“Today Cristiano Ronaldo is 35 years old! Let's write just one comment under the last post: “Ronaldo, throw the ball!” – suggested Garik.
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Today CRISTIANO RONALDO is 35 years old! Let's write just one comment under @cristiano's last post: Ronaldo, throw the ball!⚽Posted by Garik Kharlamov (@garikkharlamov) Feb 5, 2020 at 9:47 am PST
Some of the showman’s fans supported the initiative, reporting with a cheerful “Done.” However, many were skeptical: the football player, who has 200 million subscribers, is congratulated by the whole world - the number of comments in Cristiano’s latest posts has exceeded 180 thousand. So the skeptics decided that the “gaga chat” on Ronaldo’s page would not work.
“He doesn’t know who Kharlamov is, and he didn’t even notice today’s flash mob. This ball is a drop in the ocean of congratulations from all over the world”, “Garik, look how many subscribers he has, if he asks them to write something to you, then Instagram will freeze”, “It’s not even noticeable whether one of the Russians wrote or not. Our comments were simply lost in the congratulations of foreigners,” stated Kharlamov’s fans.
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