When Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester after the World Cup in 2006, he looked broader, taller and stronger. If he had been seen as a boy in his first few campaigns, he was now a man, with Sir Alex Ferguson taking him under his wing as he had done with Eric Cantona years earlier. Read full story here: https://infosportlight.net/i-parents-were-poor-cristiano-ronaldo-story-from-scrawny-teenager-to-one-of-the-greatest-of-all-time/

There had been fears that he would leave the club that summer following a confrontation with Wayne Rooney when Portugal knocked England out of the tournament on penalties, with Ronaldo scoring one of the spot kicks. His wink to the bench inexplicably made him public enemy number one on these shores.

Regardless, it was water under the bridge for the two young forwards, both on the brink of reaching the form that would make them superstars in the game, as they combined brilliantly on the opening day when Manchester United beat Fulham 5-1.

After flirting with Real Madrid all summer, he remained for another season to fulfil a promise to Ferguson, and United won the league again. When he left for a record breaking £80m – a jaw-dropping sum back then – it’s worth noting that fee would actually prove to be a massive bargain. It was hard to imagine then that he would replicate his form of the 2007/08 season while in Spain, let alone surpass it time and again. But that’s exactly what he did.

Ronaldo scored 53 goals in 54 appearances in 2010/11, 60 in 55 the following season, 55 in 55 the year after, then 51 in 47, 61 in 54, 51 in 48, and so on. He averaged 50 goals a season over nine years in Spain. Ridiculous. And his four goals in Champions League finals puts him ahead of any player in the world in that competition.

Five Ballons d’Or, five Champions League winners’ medals, seven league winners’ medals, and an insane amount of other trophies and individual accolades to go with it. He’s proven to be the man for the big occasion time and again and continued to show this with Juventus, most notably when he scored three goals against Atletico Madrid in Europe to overturn a 2-0 defeat from the first leg against all odds.

Every season he was linked with a return to Old Trafford and initially United fans believed it every time. After the retirement of Ferguson, supporters were desperate for someone to come in and save the day, and Ronaldo seemingly had a greater pedigree than any potential manager for being able to singlehandedly turn the fortunes of a club around.

However, it was only this summer – after Manchester City bloggers, fan channels, former players and podcasters were wetting themselves over the possibility of signing Ronaldo – that the deal finally happened.

It was like Christmas Day. The dread of imagining seeing a United legend in the blue of City, coupled with him snubbing them to come home, was euphoric. Of course he was past his best, but a declining Ronaldo is still better than pretty much anyone else still playing the game.

Ronaldo is the most clutch player of all time and he’s still proving that at United. First time around there was the late winner against Fulham as United closed in on the 2007 title, the opening goal against Wigan on the final day of the season to win the league in 2008 and the two goals he scored against Spurs to help United come back from 2-0 down to win 5-2 to turn the tide to win the 2009 title. Read full story here: https://infosportlight.net/i-parents-were-poor-cristiano-ronaldo-story-from-scrawny-teenager-to-one-of-the-greatest-of-all-time/

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Useless man that has refused to marry but keep birthing kids outside wedlock like a mad man.

definition of grass to grace....dude really worked very hard to get to dt top DTS why I do celebrate him bcoz him don pay hin dues in gold

Iyaebe:
Useless man that has refused to marry but keep birthing kids outside wedlock like a mad man.

haabaaa...take am easy na....getting married isnt a must...cr7 n his family are happy with him having kids out of wedlock n u jus de sulk over wetin no concern u

Iyaebe:
Useless man that has refused to marry but keep birthing kids outside wedlock like a mad man.

You wey marry, wetin you be?!

Werey.

Iyaebe:
Useless man that has refused to marry but keep birthing kids outside wedlock like a mad man.

Na Portuguese Tubaba??

But I know say you go prefer to be called his baby mama than to marry one low key dude.

paulolee:

haabaaa...take am easy na....getting married isnt a must...cr7 n his family are happy with him having kids out of wedlock n u jus de sulk over wetin no concern u

It's Kinda weird seeing ur moniker siding Ronaldo like this.

Wetin I miss

Gbest90:

It's Kinda weird seeing ur moniker siding Ronaldo like this.

Wetin I miss

lolz...the Christmas season is here...no bad vibes n only good energy allowed..I fit reboot to default settings after the festive period..

paulolee:

lolz...the Christmas season is here...no bad vibes n only good energy allowed..I fit reboot to default settings after the festive period..

Lolz.

I thought as much.

Gbest90:
Lolz.
I thought as much.

sure bro.. ..no too reason am.....leopard cant change its spots