INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CRISTIANO RONALDO

1 Cristiano Ronaldo is known to be very fashionable and that is a fact about Cristiano Ronaldo. Passion for fashion and the millions of dollars he made from football allowed him to open his own fashion boutique called CR7 in Portugal. His two sisters run the business.

2 Interesting fact about Cristiano Ronaldo is that Liverpool was the first choice for Ronaldo but they thought that he wasn't good enough a year before he signed for Manchester United for £12.2 m from Sporting Lisbon in 2003. After the winger played against Manchester United in a friendly match Sir Alex Ferguson said: "At half-time I knew I had to sign this boy. He was sensational."

3 Cristiano's father, Jose Dinis Aveiro died from alcoholism at the age of 52. Ronaldo has sworn off alcohol as a result, however he has been spotted by the press drinking gin and juice.

4 Cristiano is a known player on and off the soccer field. He often changes girlfriends like his football socks

5 Ronaldo scored his first goal for Manchester United on November 1st 2003 against Portsmouth from a free kick.

6 Ronaldo models for some major brands such are Armani Exchange and Nike, which reportedly bring Ronaldo an extra $25 million.
 
7 Ronaldo has often been quoted saying "I know I am the best" and that is another Ronaldo soccer fact

 10  Ronaldo would go to the gym using weights on either foot and then dribbling with the ball. He thought it would improve his technique because without weights he would be even faster.

 11  Ronaldos full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. His name Ronaldo
was inspired by Cristiano's father's favorite actor and US President, Ronald Reagan.
 
12 Cristiano Ronaldo soccer facts at Manchester United show that Sir Alex Ferguson had no hesitation in handing Ronaldo the No 7 shirt when he came to United. He said: "We've had some fantastic No 7s, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, George Best and David Beckham. Some players wouldn't want that jersey because of high expectations it comes with but his confidence was high even at 18. When he made his debut as substitute against Bolton he took the place by storm."
 
13 when David Beckham left Manchester United, Ronaldo took his available number 7 for his own team shirt when he joined the club and won FIFA World's Best Player award.

14 Here is a shocking fact about Cristiano Ronaldo. He was operated when he was fifteen. He suffered a heart problem, which had to be operated through laser. However, after that he was fine. Thank God for this, otherwise we would not have had our super football player.

   

15 His favorite number is seven. In fact, he wears a t-shirt of the same number. He says it is lucky for him, as he won FIFA Ballon d'Or with the same number.