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On July 6, 2009, Ronaldo's presentation at the new club took place at the Santiago Bernabéu, which was attended by about 80 thousand people[106]. Since Madrid captain Raúl already wore the number 7 used by the Portuguese at Manchester United, Ronaldo chose the number 9[107]. Ronaldo played his first match for Real Madrid on July 20 - this happened as part of pre-season training, and the Irish team Shamrock Rovers became the opponent. Cristiano Ronaldo's debut in an official match for Real Madrid took place on August 29, 2009 in a meeting with Deportivo (3:2), in that match he scored the first goal

At the end of 2008, Ronaldo received the Golden Ball, becoming the third Portuguese to win the award after Eusebio and Luis Figo. During the voting, the Portuguese was ahead of Lionel Messi[95]. Already in the status of the best player in Europe, Ronaldo won the Club World Cup. In the final against the winner of the Copa Libertadores "LDU Quito", Cristiano gave an assist to Wayne Rooney, who scored the only goal of the meeting[96]. At the end of the tournament, Ronaldo received the “silver ball”

On June 5, 2008, Sky Sports reported that Ronaldo was interested in moving to Real Madrid[89]. Manchester United filed an official complaint about Real Madrid's illegal attempts to lure the Portuguese and sent it to FIFA on June 9, but the organization refused to apply any sanctions to the Madrid club[90]. Speculation about Ronaldo's future continued for most of the summer until the Portuguese announced on 6 August that he would stay at United for at least one more season. Ronaldo missed ten weeks due to an ankle injury and returned to action on 17 September in the 2008/09 Champions League group stage match against Villarreal. On November 15, 2008, the Portuguese scored his 100th and 101st goals for Manchester United against Stoke City, both from free kicks (the match ended in a 5-0 victory for United)[93]. After these two goals, Ronaldo had goals in his account against all the other 19 teams in the Premier League

The second of his goals in this match was the 33rd of the season, which was a new club record for the number of goals scored by a midfielder (in total, Ronaldo scored 42 goals that season)[d]. Thus, Ronaldo broke the record of George Best, who scored 32 goals in the 1967/68 season[77]. On April 1, in the Champions League quarter-final match against Roma, Cristiano opened the scoring with a header from Paul Scholes. United won the match 2-0, and in the return game secured the lead (1-0)[78]. In the semi-finals, Manchester United faced Barcelona, ​​and Ronaldo played against Lionel Messi for the first time. In the match at the Camp Nou, Cristiano earned a penalty when his header was blocked by Gabriel Milito's hand. Ronaldo himself took the penalty kick, but shot above the gate. The game ended without goals, and in the second leg, United won with a minimum score.

On September 19, 2007, as part of the group stage of the Champions League, he first came out against his former team, Sporting, and scored a goal that he did not celebrate[72]. On January 12, 2008, in a match with Newcastle United, he made his first hat-trick for the Reds, the game ended in a victory for United with a score of 6: 0 [73]. In a meeting with Reading on January 19, he scored his 23rd goal in the championship - the same number of goals he scored in all competitions in the 2006/07 season [74]. In the match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Lyon, Ronaldo scored the only goal, the score was 2-1 on aggregate, and the Reds went further [75]. On March 19, 2008, for the first time in his career at United, Ronaldo entered the field with the captain's armband and scored both goals for his club in a 2-0 match with Bolton

He is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, was recognized as the highest paid athlete in the world according to Forbes magazine in 2016 and 2017[17][18], as well as the most famous athlete in the world according to ESPN in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Time listed Ronaldo as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. From 2010 to 2019, having earned, according to Forbes magazine, 800 million dollars, he took the second place in the list of the highest paid athletes of the decade, behind only Floyd Mayweather In February 2022, he became the first person in history to reach 400 million followers on Instagram.

He played 184 matches for the national team of Portugal, which is the third result in the history of national teams, played in eight major tournaments and scored in all of them. Since 2008, he has been the captain of the national team, in 2014 he became its top scorer, and in 2016 he set a record for the number of matches played for her. He won the 2016 European Championship and the 2019 UEFA Nations League with the national team. The first European to score 100 or more goals for the national team

He began his professional career in the Portuguese club Sporting Go to the section "Sporting", in 2003 he moved to the English Manchester United Go to the section "Manchester United", in 2009 - to the Spanish Real Madrid (sum of this transfer until 2013 was a record in history)Go to the Real Madrid section, in 2018 - to the Italian JuventusGo to the Juventus section. He repeatedly became the owner of the Golden Ball of France Football (2008, 2016, 2017), the Golden Ball of FIFA (2013, 2014) and the Golden Boot (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015). He is the all-time top scorer in European competitions, the all-time top assist in UEFA Champions League history[15] and a record seven UEFA Champions League season top scorers, six in a row: in 2008, and also in 2013, 2014, 2015[c], 2016, 2017 and 2018. After winning the Champions League for the third consecutive time with Real Madrid, he became the first player to win the trophy five times[16]Go to the Fifth Champions League Cup and Fifth Ballon d'Or (2016-2018) section.

The best scorer in the history of football according to the IFFIIS and the fourth according to the RSSSF, the most productive player at the national team level[10], as well as the Spanish club Real Madrid. Considered one of the best football players of all time[1][11][12]. Recognized by the Portuguese Football Federation as the best player in the history of Portuguese football[13]. The first player in history to win the English Premier League, the Spanish Primera and the Italian Serie A[14]. He was recognized as the best player and scorer of the season in each of these tournaments.

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro[1][b] (port. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro; European Portuguese: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁoˈnaɫdu] (Sound to listen); born February 5, 1985, Funchal) is a Portuguese football player who plays for the English club Manchester United” and the national team of Portugal, in which he is the captain.