From being told that football would never get him to eat anything to become the first footballer ever to be a billionaire, Cristiano 's journey proves that through hard work, dedication, and determination one is sufficiently capable of reaching the zenith of his career and attaining the unfulfilled feats.
Cristiano Ronaldo, popularly known by the name of CR7 or Cristiano, stole the headlines of several newspapers and television shows once again when Forbes proclaimed him to be a billionaire becoming the first footballer to join the club. The Portuguese star has also recently become the first person to reach 200 million Instagram followers. His arch-rival and football hero Lionel Messi is a long way behind when it comes to social media site popularity is his physical fitness and physical body that inspires not only football fans but people from different backgrounds to stay fit and healthy and make them his fans.
Because of the benchmark he has set, be it Mbappe, Haaland, De Light or Vinicius Jr., the young and shiny stars that are earning names in football now not only idolatry him but have given significant time to physical training and practice. The 35-year-old has become the third athlete to be featured on the royal list after Floyd Mayweather and Tiger Woods. What is also remarkable here is the fact that Ronaldo is still leading the Juventus attack in the Italian Football League, having scored 22 goals in 21 Series A games and 36 goals in the 2019-2020 football season so far, at an era when most footballers are near to retirement or even prefer to play in less competitive football leagues.
Ronaldo was first brought to light when he joined the Manchester United Football club in 2003. It was Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United 's manager who saw the young kid's talent and offered him enough chances. He has won 3 titles of the first league, 1 UCL and his first Ballon d'Or. When Barcelona defeated Manchester United in the UCL final in 2009, Cristiano left United and moved to Real Madrid for the Spanish giants. It was Madrid where he first gained attention and for a long time, the world was able to witness the rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo. Here, he came to be known as the 'King of UCL' as he not only led Real Madrid to 4 UCL championships, becoming the top goal scorer in all of them but also won the 'Comeback King' title as he was able to score as everything failed and led Real to victories even when they were 0-2 down in the knockout stages. It was he who managed to break the defense fortress and made his bunny, all in 1 UCL, into many great goalkeepers like Neuer, Buffon, and Oblak. Madrid was the team in which Messi was equalized by winning his 5th Ballon d'Or in 2017 only to fall behind once more when Messi secured his 6th spot in 2019.
It was his captaincy that brought him worldwide fame as he led his Portugal national team to win both the 2016 Euro Cup and the 2019 Nations League Cup. It was Portugal's first time ever to win a foreign trophy and that came under Cristiano. Starting as a boy with a small home that lost his father and was forced to struggle in childhood to become a billionaire today only because of his hard work and passion, the story of Cristiano is a testimony that shows that if one is dedicated and persistent, nothing can stop him.
There's a way out there where there's a will. The journey merely demands struggle. "If you believe in anything and have the right people with you, nothing will hinder you but your own laziness," the greatest footballer of all time said after winning his 5th Ballon d'Or.
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