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Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro, Born On Ronaldo, Is A Portuguese Footballer Who Plays As A

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, was born on February 5th, 1985 in Portugal. He currently plays as a forward for Real Madrid and serves as captain for the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo began his career with Sporting CP in Portugal before joining Manchester United in 2003, where he won three Premier League titles, the Champions League, and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2008. In 2009, he transferred to Real Madrid for a then-record fee of $132 million, where he has won two La Liga titles and two additional Champions Leagues.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro, Born On Ronaldo, Is A Portuguese Footballer Who Plays As A

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, was born on February 5th, 1985 in Portugal. He currently plays as a forward for Real Madrid and serves as captain for the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo began his career with Sporting CP in Portugal before joining Manchester United in 2003, where he won three Premier League titles, the Champions League, and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2008. In 2009, he transferred to Real Madrid for a then-record fee of $132 million, where he has won two La Liga titles and two additional Champions Leagues.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born on


February 5th, 1985 and commonly known as Cristiano
Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a
forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as
captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo
currently holds the distinction of being the most
expensive player in football history after having
transferred to Real Madrid from Manchester United in a
deal worth US$132 million. His contract with Real Madrid
is believed to have made him the highest-paid football
player in the world.
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played
for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese
giants Sporting CP. Ronaldo's gifted talent caught the attention of Manchester
United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for US$12.24 million
in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and
reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first
international goal.
In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, and was named
player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the
FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first
Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years. Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an
interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who
were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."
On July 10, 2016, Ronaldo added another emotional victory when he was
leading Portugal to the European Championship final against France as his national
team's captain. Although he was sidelined after suffering a knee injury 25 minutes
into the match, Portugal went on to win the championship title, their first
international trophy. Ronaldo's teammates said that he motivated them as team
captain from the sidelines. "He gave us a lot of confidence and he said, 'Listen
people, I'm sure we will win this Euro so stay together and fight for it, full-back
Cedric Soares said after Portugals victory.
Source: Wikipedia

Comprehension Questions:
1-When was Cristiano Ronaldo born?
on February 5th, 1985
2- Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays for which club?
Real Madrid
3- When was Ronaldo scored his first international goal?
2004
4- Ronaldo won a ballon d'Or when he played for Real Madrib or Manchester
United
Manchester United
5- Ronaldo won three ballon d'Or
False.
6- Why he did not play in European Championship final against France?
He was suffering a knee injury

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