These days, Cristiano Ronaldo is uttered in the same breath as Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona and Pele thanks to his incredible talent with a football.

But the Portuguese superstar, now 35, wasn’t always a super-ripped, mega-rich contender for the title of Greatest of All Time.

In fact, it took a real kick up the backside for Ronaldo to become the elite footballer he is today.

In England, Ronaldo burst on to the scene out of nowhere after running John O’Shea ragged during a pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon in 2003.

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