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Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal in 1985. He showed talent from a young age and signed for Nacional, a Portuguese team, at age 10. He later signed for Sporting Lisbon and started playing for Manchester United in the 2003/04 season. In 2009, Manchester United accepted an £80 million offer from Real Madrid, making Ronaldo the most expensive player in the world at that time.

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Messi Vs Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal in 1985. He showed talent from a young age and signed for Nacional, a Portuguese team, at age 10. He later signed for Sporting Lisbon and started playing for Manchester United in the 2003/04 season. In 2009, Manchester United accepted an £80 million offer from Real Madrid, making Ronaldo the most expensive player in the world at that time.

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CRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro


was born in Funchal, Madeira,
Portugal, on 5th February, 1985.
His second name “Ronaldo” was
named after his father’s favourite
American actor – Ronald Reagan.
From an early age, he loved playing
football.
By the age of 10, his talent was
becoming well known in Portugal
and he was signed for Nacional, a
Portuguese team from Madeira. He
later signed for Sporting Lisbon –
one of the biggest clubs in Portugal.
He started playing for Manchester
in the 2003/04 season.
In 2009, Manchester United
accepted an offer of £80 million
from Real Madrid, making Ronaldo
the most expensive player in the
world.
CRISTIANO RONALDO

1. Where is Ronaldo from?

2. How old was he when he


signed for National of Madeira?

3. What was his next team?

4. When did he start to play for


Manchester United?

5. How much did Real Madrid


pay for Cristiano Ronaldo?
LIONEL MESSI
Lionel Messi was born Luis
Lionel Andres Messi on June 24,
1987, in Rosario, Argentina. At
the age of 8, he was recruited to
join the youth system of
Newell's Old Boys, a Rosario-
based club. Recognizably
smaller than most of the kids in
his age group, Messi was
eventually diagnosed by doctors
as suffering from a hormone
deficiency that restricted his
growth.
So, at the age of 13, when Messi
was offered the chance to train
at soccer powerhouse FC
Barcelona's youth academy, La
Masia, and have his medical
bills covered by the team.
LIONEL MESSI
1. Where was Lionel Messi
born?

2. How old was he when he


joined Newell’s Old Boys?

3. What did Messi suffer when


he was a little boy?

4. How old was he when he


joined FC Barcelona?

5. Who paid his medical bills?


CRISTIANO RONALDO
Some of Ronaldo’s Record
Most goals scored in a single calendar year for
club and country: 63 goals (2012).
World
The most expensive footballer in history £80
million – Man Utd to Real Madrid.
Europe
The only player to have won the European
Golden Shoe in two different leagues (English
Premier League and Spanish La Liga).
First top European league player to reach 40
goals in a single season in two consecutive
years.
Real Madrid
Most goals scored in a season in all
competitions: 60 goals.
Most goals scored in a single La Liga season:
46 goals.
Most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions
League season: 17 goals.
England
Highest strike rate recording in winning the
Premier League Golden Boot (31 goals over 34
games).
LIONEL MESSI
Some of Messi’s records:
In 2005 he led Argentina to the title
in the under-20 World Cup, scoring
on a pair of penalty kicks to propel
the team over Nigeria.
In 2009 the left-footer's team
captured the Champions League, La
Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles.
That same year he took home his
first FIFA "World Player of the Year"
honor/Ballon d'Or award.
In 2012, he became the first player to
score five goals in a Champions
League match.
He led his team to win the
Champions League in 2011 and 2015.
He broke one more record when he
was named the FIFA Ballon d'Or
winner for the fourth time in January
2013.

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