{"id":22211,"date":"2021-08-28T22:09:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T03:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22211"},"modified":"2021-08-28T22:09:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T03:09:22","slug":"manchester-united-is-delighted-to-confirm-that-the-club-has-reached-agreement-with-juventus-for-the-transfer-of-cristiano-ronaldo-subject-to-agreement-of-personal-terms-visa-and-medical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22211","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dcr-1nupfq9\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13a2edo\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-125vfar\">\u2018Welcome back\u2019: Manchester United agree \u20ac20m deal for Cristiano Ronaldo<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-zjgnrw\">\n<div class=\" dcr-1qdzrpk\" data-print-layout=\"hide\">\n<ul>\n<li>United to pay \u20ac20m plus add-ons for Portugal forward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-pn0kqp\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-16n5mgq\">\n<figure id=\"97bba736-3254-48be-a9b9-8bbc05c76f97\" class=\"dcr-13udsys\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1b267dg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a5ad7383afc2c2c71af5b107f0428e3acf2abe20\/852_97_2683_1610\/master\/2683.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=46ea705553de6a84e8215ca4646a6a51 1240w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a5ad7383afc2c2c71af5b107f0428e3acf2abe20\/852_97_2683_1610\/master\/2683.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=bda320fd315aca0e796dd2d8e308d33b 1210w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a5ad7383afc2c2c71af5b107f0428e3acf2abe20\/852_97_2683_1610\/master\/2683.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=2ec1f9028e71679ac82105a6d188f6c4 890w\" media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a5ad7383afc2c2c71af5b107f0428e3acf2abe20\/852_97_2683_1610\/master\/2683.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=52f2d1609604781a5d125f44606f2f20 620w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a5ad7383afc2c2c71af5b107f0428e3acf2abe20\/852_97_2683_1610\/master\/2683.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=3bc953e1f60f8e0e04f0c14822e92cc6 605w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a5ad7383afc2c2c71af5b107f0428e3acf2abe20\/852_97_2683_1610\/master\/2683.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=902457f1065387b9cac5f14b5b84ffe0 445w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-1989ovb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a5ad7383afc2c2c71af5b107f0428e3acf2abe20\/852_97_2683_1610\/master\/2683.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=2ec1f9028e71679ac82105a6d188f6c4\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo spent six seasons at Manchester United before moving to Real Madrid and then Juventus.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-pn0kqp\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-16n5mgq\">\n<figure id=\"97bba736-3254-48be-a9b9-8bbc05c76f97\" class=\"dcr-13udsys\"><figcaption class=\"dcr-d5sshu\"><span class=\"dcr-nnoipb\">Cristiano Ronaldo spent six seasons at Manchester United before moving to Real Madrid and then Juventus.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-185kcx9\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-14j79pv r-18u37iz r-37j5jr r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-rjixqe r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Cristiano<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-10d97ft\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-bjn8wh\">\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">Manchester United have confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/ronaldo\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> will make a sensational return to Old Trafford after they agreed a fee with Juventus for the five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner. Ronaldo is expected to sign a two-year deal subject to being granted a visa and passing a medical, with United having agreed to pay an initial \u20ac15m to the Italian club plus up to \u20ac8m in bonuses.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"f4fc75bd-c6e3-4b69-b26c-59b08b7d37fa\" class=\"dcr-1mfia18\">\n<div class=\"css-z0y4zp\" data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-0 | 0\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-s7oxzu\">\n<div class=\"css-12vmh7p\"><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-q4dzvk\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/5c32b984a12baba4f58d8c3dcf25db9e3fdb3ad8\/0_0_5830_3498\/master\/5830.jpg?width=460&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=d4c91f278c9d52a27bdc1ca76ab35c3f\" alt=\"Ronaldo\" width=\"5830\" height=\"3498\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1d91meq\">\n<div class=\"css-m4qltb\">\n<div class=\"css-1gqsble\">Ronaldo returns to Manchester United: how the deal was done<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">Manchester City had seemed the most likely destination for the Portugal striker until Friday morning. But after a whirlwind 48 hours that saw Ronaldo\u2019s agent, Jorge Mendes, hold talks with Juventus officials in Turin on Wednesday over a potential move to the Etihad Stadium, City confirmed on Friday lunchtime that they were no longer interested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">It then emerged that Mendes had also held talks with United before a statement from them hours later then confirmed they had reached agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/juventus\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Juventus<\/a> for a deal to re-sign the player who joined from Sporting Lisbon as a teenager and spent six seasons at Old Trafford before moving to Madrid for a world-record \u00a380m in 2009.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"b89679ef-b944-479e-8e76-abc6081881db\" class=\"dcr-10khgmf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-eg3oz7\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cristiano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cristiano<\/a> \ud83d\udd34<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ronaldo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ronaldo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1431283208889544707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">\u201cManchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">\u201cCristiano, a five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner, has so far won over 30 major trophies during his career, including five Uefa Champions League titles, four Fifa Club World Cups, seven league titles in England, Spain and Italy, and the European Championship for his native Portugal. In his first spell for Manchester United, he scored 118 goals in 292 games. Everyone at the club looks forward to welcoming Cristiano back to Manchester.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">Ronaldo has less than 12 months left on his contract with Juventus, worth an estimated \u20ac31m a season after tax. It is understood City were reluctant to pay a fee for a player who will turn 37 in February, having also never agreed personal terms over a proposed two-year contract.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c2489c1f-082a-41de-b44b-d2bc4a8b1842\" class=\"dcr-10khgmf\">\n<div data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-component=\"youtube-atom\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-laouyh\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1pkp9y3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"\" media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/571a4990073f740533f09642ebfb9d205bdd2c70\/0_253_3600_2025\/2000.jpg 2000w,https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/571a4990073f740533f09642ebfb9d205bdd2c70\/0_253_3600_2025\/1000.jpg 1000w,https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/571a4990073f740533f09642ebfb9d205bdd2c70\/0_253_3600_2025\/500.jpg 500w,https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/571a4990073f740533f09642ebfb9d205bdd2c70\/0_253_3600_2025\/140.jpg 140w,https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/571a4990073f740533f09642ebfb9d205bdd2c70\/0_253_3600_2025\/3600.jpg 3600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><img class=\"dcr-1989ovb\" alt=\"Pep Guardiola: Man City manager speaks on his future and Cristiano Ronaldo \u2013 video\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"dcr-14wkmxc\">\n<div class=\"overlay-play-button dcr-ujibto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">In his press conference to preview Sunday\u2019s meeting with Wolves, Solskj\u00e6r had earlier hinted that United could attempt to trump their neighbours by signing Ronaldo, admitting that the midfielder Bruno Fernandes had been in touch with his Portugal teammate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"6385f2c2-3038-40b4-ab14-737995482d32\" class=\"dcr-1mfia18\">\n<div class=\"css-z0y4zp\" data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-1 | 1\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-s7oxzu\">\n<div class=\"css-12vmh7p\"><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-q4dzvk\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/227ba1a86993dc3813fcc093121fa6ceb60c962e\/0_110_3500_2101\/master\/3500.jpg?width=460&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=8543b54bc1fc9dca0cf52479880aa357\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Barclays Premier League - Manchester United v Arsenal&lt;br&gt;FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Barclays Premier League - Manchester United v Arsenal - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - May 16, 2009 Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates winning the Premier League with the trophy Action Images via Reuters\/Michael Regan\/File Photo\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2101\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1d91meq\">\n<div class=\"css-m4qltb\">\n<div class=\"css-1gqsble\">An ageing egomaniac in need of an audience to fawn at his feet<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">\u201cI didn\u2019t think Ronaldo was going to turn out leaving Juventus and if it\u2019s been speculation this morning, speculation the last few days, of course,\u201d said Solskj\u00e6r. \u201cWe\u2019ve always had good communication, I know Bruno [Fernandes] has been talking to him as well and he knows what we feel about him and if he was ever going to move away from Juventus, he knows that we are here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">\u201cWe focus on the ones we have here, I don\u2019t want to speculate too much on what is happening there in the press. I\u2019ve said many times with speculations that when you are at Man United, when you\u2019re Messi, when you\u2019re Ronaldo, when you\u2019re Pogba, you have to read a lot about yourself, so let\u2019s see what happens with Ronaldo as he\u2019s such a legend of this club.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"8881c623-5603-43d4-8997-4cfb341edbf0\" class=\"dcr-10khgmf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1b267dg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/88c7b81e0a2e54f5c7b8684d2c20c6531fb22e8e\/16_0_1962_1178\/master\/1962.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=50af82e6394037b89b5f1744edbc98b7 1240w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/88c7b81e0a2e54f5c7b8684d2c20c6531fb22e8e\/16_0_1962_1178\/master\/1962.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=f693afc2c8fe6e0890cc69f361460d6c 1210w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/88c7b81e0a2e54f5c7b8684d2c20c6531fb22e8e\/16_0_1962_1178\/master\/1962.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=1fe4d71af776d66d6e6f4a82b904f30f 890w\" media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/88c7b81e0a2e54f5c7b8684d2c20c6531fb22e8e\/16_0_1962_1178\/master\/1962.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=d8da16a35bc9515a6c351f4591382bc1 620w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/88c7b81e0a2e54f5c7b8684d2c20c6531fb22e8e\/16_0_1962_1178\/master\/1962.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=5113591df7535d76c88bf49af6c92480 605w,https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/88c7b81e0a2e54f5c7b8684d2c20c6531fb22e8e\/16_0_1962_1178\/master\/1962.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c0cd224e5ccb5ca61a76a40358e1ae4b 445w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 660px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-1989ovb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/88c7b81e0a2e54f5c7b8684d2c20c6531fb22e8e\/16_0_1962_1178\/master\/1962.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=1fe4d71af776d66d6e6f4a82b904f30f\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after scoring a rebounded penalty against Wigan in 2006.\" width=\"1962\" height=\"1178\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-d5sshu\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"8881c623-5603-43d4-8997-4cfb341edbf0\" class=\"dcr-10khgmf\"><figcaption class=\"dcr-d5sshu\"><span class=\"dcr-nnoipb\">Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after scoring a rebounded penalty against Wigan in 2006.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">Speaking before City\u2019s meeting with Arsenal on Saturday at the same time as his United counterpart, Guardiola seemed resigned to the prospect of missing out on Ronaldo, having also seen previous target Harry Kane commit to staying at Tottenham earlier this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"6254a9f8-cada-4100-84f7-fd496a06aaf5\" class=\"dcr-1mfia18\">\n<div class=\"css-z0y4zp\" data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-2 | 2\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-s7oxzu\">\n<div class=\"css-12vmh7p\"><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-q4dzvk\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d0006217495d8ff36dd5723a2272bec9fd2bc631\/0_180_5400_3240\/master\/5400.jpg?width=460&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=16fbfb63d7e69fe0d29c2f2c71dadd71\" alt=\"Should Richarlison head to Paris then Neal Maupay may be his Everton replacement. \" width=\"5400\" height=\"3240\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">\u201cThe only thing I can say I think there is three or four days left until the transfer window shuts so anything can happen, but in my personal view there are few players, Cristiano Ronaldo is included and Messi of course, they decide where they are going to play,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have the leading role in the negotiations in where they want to play and right now this is my feeling that I am more delighted with the squad I have and we will say the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-z96mlc\">Guardiola added:\u201d We are the same guys, except one player leaves, Sergio [Ag\u00fcero], and Jack [Grealish] arrives and I am focused on the players I have. I say the same: these type of players decide. A little bit less now because we have to negotiate but, for example, Messi decides himself where he wants to play. He decides to go to Paris, he goes to Paris. These players decide. They knock the door. They go. After that there are situations I cannot control because it is not my business and I am focused to do what we have to do and the players we have right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"vector-body\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<caption class=\"fn\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8c\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\/220px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8c\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\/330px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8c\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\/440px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo 2018.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"330\" data-file-width=\"614\" data-file-height=\"921\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Ronaldo with <a title=\"Portugal national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_football_team\">Portugal<\/a> at the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"2018 World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018_World_Cup\">2018 World Cup<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">Personal information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Full name<\/th>\n<td class=\"nickname\" colspan=\"3\">Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro<sup id=\"cite_ref-CNNFacts_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-CNNFacts-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Date of birth<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\">5 February 1985<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a036)<\/span><sup id=\"cite_ref-CNNFacts_1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-CNNFacts-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Place of birth<\/th>\n<td class=\"birthplace\" colspan=\"3\"><a title=\"Funchal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funchal\">Funchal<\/a>, <a title=\"Madeira\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeira\">Madeira<\/a>, Portugal<sup id=\"cite_ref-CNNFacts_1-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-CNNFacts-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Height<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\">1.87\u00a0m (6\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in)<sup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-8\">[note 1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Position(s)<\/th>\n<td class=\"role\" colspan=\"3\"><a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)\">Forward<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">Club information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">\n<div>Current team<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"org\" colspan=\"3\"><a class=\"new\" title=\"Manchester United F.C.. (page does not exist)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Manchester_United_F.C..&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Manchester United<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">Youth career<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1992\u20131995<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><a title=\"CF Andorinha\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CF_Andorinha\">Andorinha<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1995\u20131997<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><a title=\"C.D. Nacional\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/C.D._Nacional\">Nacional<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1997\u20132002<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><a title=\"Sporting CP Youth Academy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sporting_CP_Youth_Academy\">Sporting CP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">Senior career*<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Years<\/th>\n<td><b>Team<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b><abbr title=\"League appearances\">Apps<\/abbr><\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>(<abbr title=\"League goals\">Gls<\/abbr>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2002\u20132003<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Sporting CP B\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sporting_CP_B\">Sporting CP B<\/a><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>(0)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2002\u20132003<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Sporting CP\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sporting_CP\">Sporting CP<\/a><\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>(3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2003\u20132009<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Manchester United F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_United_F.C.\">Manchester United<\/a><\/td>\n<td>196<\/td>\n<td>(84)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2009\u20132018<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Real Madrid CF\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Madrid_CF\">Real Madrid<\/a><\/td>\n<td>292<\/td>\n<td>(311)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2018\u2013<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Juventus F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juventus_F.C.\">Juventus<\/a><\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>(81)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">National team<sup>\u2021<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2001<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Portugal national under-15 football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_under-15_football_team\">Portugal U15<\/a><\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>(7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2001\u20132002<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Portugal national under-17 football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_under-17_football_team\">Portugal U17<\/a><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>(5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2003<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Portugal national under-20 football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_under-20_football_team\">Portugal U20<\/a><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>(1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2002\u20132003<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Portugal national under-21 football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_under-21_football_team\">Portugal U21<\/a><\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>(3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2004<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Portugal Olympic football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_Olympic_football_team\">Portugal U23<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>(2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2003\u2013<\/th>\n<td><a title=\"Portugal national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_football_team\">Portugal<\/a><\/td>\n<td>179<\/td>\n<td>(<a title=\"List of international goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Cristiano_Ronaldo\">109<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-collapsed mw-made-collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">\n<div class=\"mw-collapsible mw-collapsed mw-made-collapsible\">\n<div>\n<div>Honours<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">Signature<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><a class=\"image\" title=\"Cristiano Ronaldo signature\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_Signature.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/76\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_Signature.svg\/150px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_Signature.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/76\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_Signature.svg\/225px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_Signature.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/76\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_Signature.svg\/300px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_Signature.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo signature\" width=\"150\" height=\"94\" data-file-width=\"266\" data-file-height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:33, 22 August 2021 (UTC)<br \/>\n\u2021 National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 27 June 2021 (UTC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"sidebar nomobile nowraplinks vcard hlist\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"sidebar-title\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8c\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\/75px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8c\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\/113px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8c\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg\/150px-Cristiano_Ronaldo_2018.jpg 2x\" alt=\"A man in a red shirt looks to his right.\" width=\"75\" height=\"113\" data-file-width=\"614\" data-file-height=\"921\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>This article is part of a series about<br \/>\n<span class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn\"><a class=\"mw-selflink selflink\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sidebar-content\"><b><a title=\"Portuguese people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portuguese_people\">Portuguese<\/a> <a title=\"Football player\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Football_player\">professional footballer<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"List of international goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Cristiano_Ronaldo\">International goals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Cristiano_Ronaldo\">Career achievements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Messi\u2013Ronaldo rivalry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Messi%E2%80%93Ronaldo_rivalry\">Comparisons to Lionel Messi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Eponyms<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Est\u00e1dio da Madeira\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Est%C3%A1dio_da_Madeira\">Est\u00e1dio da Madeira<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cristiano_Ronaldo_International_Airport\">Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cosmos Redshift 7\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cosmos_Redshift_7\">Galaxy CR7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Museu CR7\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museu_CR7\">Museu CR7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Films<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><a title=\"Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cristiano_Ronaldo:_The_World_at_His_Feet\">Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><a title=\"Ronaldo (film)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldo_(film)\">Ronaldo<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sidebar-navbar\">\n<div class=\"navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"nv-view\"><a title=\"Template:Cristiano Ronaldo series\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Cristiano_Ronaldo_series\"><abbr title=\"View this template\">v<\/abbr><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nv-talk\"><a title=\"Template talk:Cristiano Ronaldo series\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Cristiano_Ronaldo_series\"><abbr title=\"Discuss this template\">t<\/abbr><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nv-edit\"><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Template:Cristiano_Ronaldo_series&amp;action=edit\"><abbr title=\"Edit this template\">e<\/abbr><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22215\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cris-soc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro<\/b> <span class=\"noexcerpt nowraplinks\"><a title=\"Order of Prince Henry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_Prince_Henry\">GOIH<\/a> <a title=\"Order of Merit (Portugal)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_Merit_(Portugal)\">ComM<\/a><\/span> (Portuguese pronunciation:\u00a0<span class=\"IPA\" title=\"Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)\"><a title=\"Help:IPA\/Portuguese\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Portuguese\">[k\u027ei\u0283\u02c8tj\u0250nu \u0281\u0254\u02c8na\u026bdu]<\/a><\/span>; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional <a title=\"Association football\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_football\">footballer<\/a> who plays as a <a title=\"Forward (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forward_(association_football)\">forward<\/a> for <a title=\"Premier League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier_League\">Premier League<\/a> club <a title=\"Manchester United F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_United_F.C.\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a title=\"Captain (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Captain_(association_football)\">captains<\/a> the <a title=\"Portugal national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_football_team\">Portugal national team<\/a>. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five <a title=\"Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ballon_d%27Or\">Ballon d&#8217;Or<\/a> awards<sup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-11\">[note 3]<\/a><\/sup> and four <a title=\"European Golden Shoe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Golden_Shoe\">European Golden Shoes<\/a>, the most by a European player. He has won <a title=\"List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Cristiano_Ronaldo#Collective_awards\">32 major trophies in his career<\/a>, including seven league titles, five <a title=\"UEFA Champions League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Champions_League\">UEFA Champions Leagues<\/a>, one <a title=\"UEFA European Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_European_Championship\">UEFA European Championship<\/a>, and one <a title=\"UEFA Nations League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Nations_League\">UEFA Nations League<\/a>. Ronaldo holds the records for <a title=\"List of UEFA Champions League top scorers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers#All-time_top_scorers\">most goals<\/a> (134) and <a title=\"European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_records_and_statistics#All-time_top_providers\">assists<\/a> (42) in the Champions League, <a title=\"List of UEFA European Championship goalscorers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_UEFA_European_Championship_goalscorers#Overall_top_goalscorers\">most goals in the European Championship<\/a> (14), and is tied with <a title=\"Ali Daei\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ali_Daei\">Ali Daei<\/a> for <a title=\"List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_50_or_more_international_goals\">most international goals<\/a> (109). He is one of the few recorded players to have made over <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"List of footballers with the most official appearances\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_footballers_with_the_most_official_appearances\">1,100 professional career appearances<\/a>, and has scored over <a title=\"List of footballers with 500 or more goals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals\">780 official senior career goals<\/a> for club and country.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in <a title=\"Madeira\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madeira\">Madeira<\/a>, Ronaldo began his senior club career playing for <a title=\"Sporting CP\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sporting_CP\">Sporting CP<\/a>, before signing with <a title=\"Manchester United F.C.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_United_F.C.\">Manchester United<\/a> in 2003, aged 18, winning the <a title=\"FA Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FA_Cup\">FA Cup<\/a> in his first season. He would also go onto win three consecutive <a title=\"Premier League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier_League\">Premier League<\/a> titles, the Champions League, and the <a title=\"FIFA Club World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFA_Club_World_Cup\">FIFA Club World Cup<\/a>; at age 23, he won his first Ballon d&#8217;Or. Ronaldo was the subject of the then-<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Most expensive association football transfer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Most_expensive_association_football_transfer\">most expensive association football transfer<\/a> when he signed for <a title=\"Real Madrid CF\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Madrid_CF\">Real Madrid<\/a> in 2009 in a <a title=\"Transfer (association football)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transfer_(association_football)\">transfer<\/a> worth \u20ac94\u00a0million (\u00a380\u00a0million), where he won 15 trophies, including two <a title=\"La Liga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Liga\">La Liga<\/a> titles, two <a title=\"Copa del Rey\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_del_Rey\">Copa del Rey<\/a>, four Champions Leagues, and became <a title=\"List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Real_Madrid_CF_records_and_statistics#Goalscorers\">the club&#8217;s all-time top goalscorer<\/a>. He also finished runner-up for the Ballon d&#8217;Or three times, behind <a title=\"Lionel Messi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lionel_Messi\">Lionel Messi<\/a> (his perceived <a title=\"Messi\u2013Ronaldo rivalry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Messi%E2%80%93Ronaldo_rivalry\">career rival<\/a>), and won back-to-back Ballons d&#8217;Or in <a title=\"2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or\">2013<\/a> and <a title=\"2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or\">2014<\/a>, and again in <a title=\"2016 Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_Ballon_d%27Or\">2016<\/a> and <a title=\"2017 Ballon d'Or\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017_Ballon_d%27Or\">2017<\/a>. In 2018, Ronaldo signed for Juventus in a transfer worth an initial \u20ac100 million (\u00a388\u00a0million), the most expensive transfer for an Italian club and the most expensive transfer for a player over 30 years old. He won two <a title=\"Serie A\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serie_A\">Serie A<\/a> titles, two <a title=\"Supercoppa Italiana\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercoppa_Italiana\">Supercoppa Italiana<\/a>, and a <a title=\"Coppa Italia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coppa_Italia\">Coppa Italia<\/a> in his first three seasons with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo made his senior international debut for Portugal in 2003 at age 18, and has since earned over <a title=\"List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps\">170 caps<\/a>, including appearing and scoring in eleven major tournaments, becoming Portugal&#8217;s <a title=\"Portugal national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_football_team#Most_capped_players\">most capped player<\/a> and <a title=\"Portugal national football team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portugal_national_football_team#Top_goalscorers\"> all-time top goalscorer<\/a>. He scored his first international goal at <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Euro 2004\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro_2004\">Euro 2004<\/a>, where he helped Portugal reach <a title=\"UEFA Euro 2004 Final\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Euro_2004_Final\">the final<\/a>, and assumed <a title=\"List of Portugal national football team captains\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Portugal_national_football_team_captains\">full captaincy<\/a> of the national team in July 2008. In 2015, Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the <a title=\"Portuguese Football Federation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portuguese_Football_Federation\">Portuguese Football Federation<\/a>. The following year, he led Portugal to their first triumph in a major tournament by winning <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Euro 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro_2016\">Euro 2016<\/a>, and received the <a title=\"UEFA Euro 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Euro_2016#Awards\">Silver Boot<\/a> as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament. He also led them to victory in the inaugural <a title=\"2018\u201319 UEFA Nations League\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2018%E2%80%9319_UEFA_Nations_League\">UEFA Nations League<\/a> in 2019, and later received the <a title=\"UEFA Euro 2020\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UEFA_Euro_2020#Awards\">Golden Boot<\/a> as top scorer of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Euro 2020\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro_2020\">Euro 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most marketable and famous athletes in the world, Ronaldo was ranked the <a title=\"Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forbes%27_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes\">world&#8217;s highest-paid athlete<\/a> by <i><a title=\"Forbes\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forbes\">Forbes<\/a><\/i> in 2016 and 2017 and the world&#8217;s most famous athlete by <a title=\"ESPN\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\">ESPN<\/a> from 2016 to 2019. <i><a title=\"Time (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_(magazine)\">Time<\/a><\/i> included him on their list of the <a title=\"Time 100\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_100\">100 most influential people in the world<\/a> in 2014. He is the first footballer and the third sportsman to earn $1 billion in his career.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15689\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15689\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15689\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/FIFA-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/FIFA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/FIFA.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TOPSHOT &#8211; Portugal&#8217;s forward Cristiano Ronaldo heads the ball during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group B football match between Portugal and Spain at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"toclimit-4\">\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"toc\" role=\"navigation\" aria-labelledby=\"mw-toc-heading\"><input id=\"toctogglecheckbox\" class=\"toctogglecheckbox\" role=\"button\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"home-content-panel__details-text\">\n<p class=\"heading\">&#8220;Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"70198a82-da7e-47fd-a333-c63c1b0c41c6\" class=\"dcr-10khgmf\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"dcr-2h5xwf\">Cristiano, a five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner, has so far won over 30 major trophies during his career, including five UEFA Champions League titles, four FIFA Club World Cups, seven league titles in England, Spain and Italy, and the European Championship for his native Portugal.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"home-article-detail__content-panel\">\n<div class=\"home-content-panel__details\">\n<div class=\"home-content-panel__details-text\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<div>\n<p>In his first spell for Manchester United, he scored 118 goals in 292 games.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone at the club looks forward to welcoming Cristiano back to Manchester.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Welcome back\u2019: Manchester United agree \u20ac20m deal for Cristiano Ronaldo United to pay \u20ac20m plus add-ons for Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo spent six seasons at Manchester United before moving to Real Madrid and then Juventus. @Cristiano Manchester United have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will make a sensational return to Old Trafford after they agreed a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2405,11,8,1006,1314,2432,1456,1156,13,14,1,108,7,9,10],"tags":[4701],"class_list":["post-22211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-business","category-entertainment","category-futbol","category-global-business-entrepreneurs","category-global-gamers","category-global-news-updates-and-more","category-global-sports","category-health","category-most-commented","category-news","category-soccer-sports-news","category-sports","category-us","category-world","tag-cristiano","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}