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Levi Thompson Brehm 7 Cristiano Ronaldo has been called the best soccer player in the world. He has attained international fame and is the star player of the Real Madrid soccer club as of January 2011. Ronaldo's rise to stardom began with a humble upbringing in a small town off the coast of Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5th, 1985 in the Portuguese city of Madeira, located on a small island off of Portugal's western coast. Ronaldo's full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. His name, Ronaldo, comes from the actor Ronald Regan, who was a favorite of his father. He grew up as the youngest child in a working class family and encountered some difficulties due to his father's alcoholism. Ronaldo first became involved with soccer at the age of 8 because his father managed the equipment for a boy's club. Ronaldo immediately began impressing others with his talent for soccer. According to Ronaldo's godfather, he spend every moment that he could playing soccer. Ronaldo's talent and enthusiasm for soccer gained him interest from the two biggest soccer clubs in Madeira at the early age of 10. When Ronaldo was 11 years old he finally left his hometown of Madeira to attend the Alcochete sporting academy in Lisbon. While playing soccer for a team in his hometown and then with Sporting Portugal in 2001, Ronaldo strengthened his reputation as an excellent athlete. At the age of 16 Ronaldo gained more attention with his exceptional footwork in a game against Manchester United. This led to some of the Manchester United players pressing their manager to draft Ronaldo, and the club ended up offering Ronaldo a contract worth 12 million

British pounds. The young prospect's first game with Manchester United was against the Bolton Wanderers, where he received many cheers from his fans. Ronaldo was initially met with some criticism that his playing style was too fancy and that he took too many dives, however time would reveal Ronaldo to be a more than capable professional soccer player. One of Ronaldo's first big professional successes was helping Manchester United capture the FA Cup championship in 2004 by scoring three goals in a game. Ronaldo has since been voted Young Player of the Year three times and Player of the Year once. As of 2011, Ronaldo is the highest paid soccer player in the world, earning 80 million British pounds for his most recent six-month contract with Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo is the flat, round, and static character. Cristiano Ronaldo's parents were the biggest influence on him. His mother and father wanted him to live his dreams and be a professional soccer player. He was very close to his father. When Ronaldo was 10 years old he played on his fathers local team and stood out like no other. His father knew he had what it took to live his dream, and he did everything he could to help him reach it. Sadly, his father died in September 2005. This was very hard for Ronaldo because he was so close with him. His mother and father are the statisHe died in September 2005.He died in September 2005.He died in September 2005.He died in September 2005. characters.