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ByJ.N
Cristiano Ronaldo a ladies man and the best player in the world.
By the
ageof 22, Ronaldohadreceived
Ballond'Or and
FIFAWorld PlayeroftheYear
nominations. The following year, in 2008, he wonhis first
Ballon d'Or and
FIFA
WorldPlayer of theYear awards.Hefollowedthisupbywinningthe
FIFABallon
d'Or in
2013 and
2014
. He also wonthe201314
UEFABestPlayer inEurope
Award
. In January 2014, Ronaldo scored his 400th senior career goal for club
andcountryaged28.Oftenrankedasthebestplayerintheworld,alongside
rival
LionelMessi
, andrated by some inthesport as thegreatestofalltime,Ronaldo
is the first Portuguese footballer towinthree FIFA/Ballonsd'Or,and thesecond
playertowinthree
EuropeanGoldenShoe
awards.
In January 2015, Ronaldo was
namedasthe bestPortugueseplayer
of all timeby thePortugueseFootball
Federation,
during
its 100th
anniversary
celebrations.With
Manchester United and Real Madrid,
Ronaldo has won three
Premier
Leagues
, one
La Liga
, one
FA Cup
,
two
Football League Cups
, two
Copas del Rey
, one
FA Community
Shield
,one
Supercopas deEspaa
, two
UEFA Champions Leagues
,one
UEFA
SuperCup andtwo
FIFAClubWorldCups
.Ronaldobeganhiscareerasayouth
player for
Andorinha
, where he played for two years, before moving to
C.D.
Nacional
.In1997,hemadeamovetoPortuguesegiants
SportingCP
.
In 2003 hecaught the attention of
Manchester UnitedmanagerSir
Alex
Ferguson
, whosignedhimfor12.2million(15million). In2004,hewonhis first
trophy, the FA Cup. In 2007, Ronaldo was the first player inEnglandto win all
fourmain PFA and FWAawards.In2008,hewon3ofthe4mainPFAandFWA
trophiesandwas named the FIFAWorldPlayeroftheYear,
FIFProPlayerofthe
Year
,
World Soccer Player of the Year
, and the
Onze d'Or
.In 2007 and 2008,
Ronaldowas named
FWAFootballeroftheYear
. Hewastheinauguralwinnerof
the
FIFAPusksAwardforGoaloftheYearin2009.Hebecamethe
world'smost
expensive player when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in
2009in a
transfer worth 80 million (94 million/$132million).Hisbuyoutclause
isvaluedat1billion.