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    Cristiano Ronaldo: An Unauthorized Biography
    Cristiano Ronaldo: An Unauthorized Biography
    Cristiano Ronaldo: An Unauthorized Biography
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    Cristiano Ronaldo: An Unauthorized Biography

    By Belmont and Belcourt Biographies

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    Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest soccer players of his generation. Most fans are aware of his successes for Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, but in order to truly understand Cristiano Ronaldo, you must first understand where he came from. "Cristiano Ronaldo: An Unauthorized Biography" explores Ronaldo's upbringing and details his breakthrough onto the world stage, all the way through Real Madrid's La Liga title in 2012.

    Ronaldo's exceptional talents have fans and critics alike wondering where his career will take him next. Inside, you will discover where it all started and learn why so many fans love Ronaldo so much. From family to soccer to the future, all you need to know about Cristiano Ronaldo is right here, right now, in the most up to date coverage of Cristiano Ronaldo's life.

    This book also includes all of Cristiano Ronaldo's statistics.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPrice World Publishing
    Release dateJun 3, 2012
    ISBN9781619841734
    Cristiano Ronaldo: An Unauthorized Biography

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      Cristiano Ronaldo - Belmont and Belcourt Biographies

      CRISTIANO RONALDO

      An Unauthorized Biography

      Copyright © 2012 by Belmont & Belcourt Biographies

      All rights reserved. Neither this book nor any parts within it may be sold or reproduced in any form without permission.

      eISBN: 9781619841734

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Youth Career

      Sporting Lisbon

      Manchester United

      Real Madrid

      National Career

      Personal Life

      Statistics

      Introduction

      Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is his full name, but he is much more commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest soccer players of the current generation. He is a professional soccer player who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga, and his career has been a rapid progression from the days when he was kicking a ball in his small tin-roofed shack in Madeira, Portugal.

      Although Ronaldo’s family was extremely poor when he was young, his hard work and determination have steadily pulled him out of the life of struggling to live in Portugal and made him one of the most highly-paid players in sports today.

      His ability to play soccer has always been more attack-minded. In his early days, he was an out-and-out winger and his pace was his main strength; however, as he went through his career, he started to become a larger threat further forward in advanced positions established at English Premier League club, Manchester United. He has been labelled by many as the greatest soccer player of this era but, with Lionel Messi close by in Barcelona, many believe the two cancel each other out. Ronaldo’s added ability to be dangerous in the air has caused many people to believe he is the best all-around player and gives him a professional edge over Lionel Messi.

      Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985 and first began playing soccer for Andorinha’s youth team at the age of eight. His first team played in the fourth tier of Portuguese soccer, so it was not a particularly massive club that he first represented.

      As his talent was being recognized at Andorinha, fellow Portuguese club C.D Nacional decided to offer him a place on their books in 1995 and he spent 2 years there before making his first big switch to Sporting CP at the age of 12. It was at Sporting CP that his technical abilities on the ball started to gain worldwide recognition, and as he made his way through the youth system at Sporting CP, he started to become more established within the first team. His performance against Manchester United in a pre-season friendly game earned him a move to the England giants.

      On recommendation from a majority of the Manchester United players who faced him, manager Sir Alex Ferguson decided to pay £12.24 million for him in 2003. He went on to become hugely successful for Manchester United as he started to develop into one of the world’s greatest players. He won numerous personal and collective awards, including the UEFA Champions League top scorer in 2008.

      He eventually earned a move to the Spanish club Real Madrid who

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