And a new film documenting the rise of the former Manchester United star from the streets of Madeira to the bright lights of the Bernabeu shows that no one believes the hype more than Ronaldo himself. How dare you say that to me?!’ Having a father is enough’.
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Messi heads into this year’s ceremony having won the treble with Barcelona, but when asked about his rival’s achievements, Ronaldo told El Pais: “It doesn’t bother me”.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother, Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro has revealed she thought of aborting the attacker after discovering she was pregnant with him.
“The player, unable to contain his fury, got up from the bench where he was changing and began shouting, ‘After everything I’ve done for you, this is how you treat me!”
Taking in the year in which he helped Real Madrid to “la decima” – their tenth European Cup – his young son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. says: ‘I’m going to be a goalkeeper.
“Cristiano Ronaldo still dreams of returning to Manchester United”.
And Balague feels a return to United would be the wrong move for the Portuguese star as he would be fighting his own shadow. Even if you aren’t a Ronaldo fan or even if you can’t stand him as a player, that doesn’t make it any less chilling to think about the fact that one of the most polarizing and dominant athletes in history nearly never was. Judged by his peers in the global football community, the award is handed out every year to the single player deemed to be the best.
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Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in 17 games this season in all competitions and a documentary on him titled “Ronaldo” is set to be released on November 9.
