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Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born on February 5th, 1985 and commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after having transferred to Real Madrid from Manchester United in a deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). His contract with Real Madrid is believed to have made him the highest-paid football player in the world.

Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.

In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years. Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.

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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos RonaldoCristiano Aveiro, lahir pada 5 Februari 1985 dan dikenal sebagai Cristiano Ronaldo, adalah pemain sepak bola Portugal yang bermain sebagai maju untuk klub Spanyol Real Madrid dan berfungsi sebagai kapten tim nasional Portugal. Ronaldo saat ini memegang perbedaan menjadi pemain termahal dalam sejarah sepak bola setelah ditransfer ke Real Madrid dari Manchester United dalam sebuah kesepakatan senilai £ 80.000.000 (€ 94m, US $ 132m). Kontraknya dengan Real Madrid diyakini telah membuatnya menjadi pemain sepak bola dengan bayaran tertinggi di dunia. Ronaldo memulai karirnya sebagai pemain muda untuk Andorinha, di mana ia bermain selama dua tahun, kemudian pindah ke Nacional. Pada tahun 1997, ia pindah ke raksasa Portugis Sporting CP. Bakat dewasa sebelum waktunya Ronaldo menarik perhatian manajer Manchester United Alex Ferguson dan ia menandatangani berusia 18 tahun untuk £ 12.240.000 pada tahun 2003. Musim berikutnya, Ronaldo memenangkan kehormatan pertama klubnya, Piala FA, dan mencapai final Euro 2004 dengan Portugal, di mana turnamen ia mencetak gol internasional pertamanya. Pada tahun 2008, Ronaldo memenangkan Liga Champions bersama United, dan diberi nama pemain dari turnamen. Dia bernama FIFPro World Player of the Year dan Pemain Terbaik Dunia FIFA of the Year, selain menjadi Manchester United pertama Ballon d'Or pemenang dalam 40 tahun. Tiga kali Ballon d'Or pemenang Johan Cruyff mengatakan dalam sebuah wawancara pada tanggal 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo lebih baik dari George Best dan Denis Law, yang dua pemain brilian dan besar dalam sejarah Amerika.