I am considered one of the best football players in history.
Name: Cristiano Ronaldo
Nickname: CR7, a combination of my initials and my favoured jersey number
Home ground: I captain the Portuguese national football team and play for the Italian club Juventus.
Turning point: I began to focus on my football career after being expelled from school at 14 years.
Big break: I was signed by Manchester United when I was 18 years old.
Defining experience: During my nine-season stint with Real Madrid, I became the club’s all-time leading goalscorer.
Feather in my cap: I have scored more goals than anyone in the UEFA Champions League, won five Ballon d’Or awards, and four European Golden Shoes.
Goal ticker: I recently crossed the 750-goal mark.
Signature move: I use my famous ‘knuckleball’ technique to bamboozle the goalkeeper during free kicks.
Remarkable skills: When I jump, I generate five times the power of a cheetah and my free kick speed is comparable with a space shuttle’s…
