"Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most influential athletes in sports
today. I greatly respect his competitive mind-set on the field, and it’s
no surprise that he is currently considered the best soccer player in
the world" - Pele told the Time Magazine during the Real Madrid
forward Cristiano Ronaldo was inducted as one of The World's 100 Most
Influential People. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most iconic global
superstars in the world at this moment, but there is more to him, than
what we perceive him to be. Here are the 7 facts about Ronaldo that people might not know about.
"His heart raced a lot when he wasn't
running," Dolores Aveiro, mother of Ronaldo later revealed. "They used a
sort of laser to cauterise the source of the problem. He was operated
on in the morning and came out at the end of the afternoon."
The surgery was successful and, hewas discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon.
"Before we knew exactly what he had, I was worried because there was the possibility of him giving up playing football.But the treatment went well and after some days he was back at training again."
Often accusedof being a
play-actor on pitch, Cristiano Ronaldo's history with bad name-calling
is quite a common norm these days. Rival fans taunt him in several ways,
a 'cry-baby' is one of them. But, surprisingly it was the player's
mother who nicknamed him 'cry-baby', not the supporters.
His mother, Dolores Aveiro revealed: "He was nicknamed 'cry-baby'. He cried and got angry very easily - if a team-mate didn't pass him the ball, if he or someone else missed a goal or a pass, or if the team team wasn't playing how he wanted."
Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the
popular kids at school, however, his reputation didn't help him when he
was expelled after throwing a chair at his teacher who made fun of his
Madeiran accent, and mocked his family's financial status. .
"I was not thick but I was not interested in school," he admits. "I was expelled after I threw a chair at the teacher.He disrespected me."
1. Cristiano Ronaldo never wanted the number 7 jersey
After joining Manchester United back in 2002-03, Ronaldo was offered
the number 7 shirt,however, he was too worried about the pressure that
the shirt that was worn by club legends like Johnny Berry, George Best,
Steve Coppell, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham came along
with.
"After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like,"
he told The Sun. "I said 28. But Ferguson said'No, you're going to have
No. 7,' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation.I was
forced to live up to such an honour."
He was later given the same number at Real Madrid when long-serving club captain Raul Gonzales left the club for Schalke.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo was arrested with rape charges
A month after his father's death,
Cristiano Ronaldo was taken into custody after being accused of raping a
woman at a London hotel. But, very soon he was soon granted bail by
the Scotland Yard due to lack of evidence to pursue a case against him.
The charges were subsequently dropped a month later.
"I have been
notified that the police investigation has been closed and no action
will be taken against me in relation to the allegations made
previously," Ronaldo later spoke over the incident."I have always
strongly maintained my innocence of any wrong-doing and I am glad that
this matter is at an end so that I can concentrate on playing for
Manchester United."
3. His footballing career almost ended when he was 15
Cristiano Ronaldo was
diagnosedwith racing heart when he was 15, something that could have
forced the Ballon D'or winner to retire even before his football career
started. He was representing Sporting CP then, and the staff was made
aware of the situation.
The surgery was successful and, hewas discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon.
"Before we knew exactly what he had, I was worried because there was the possibility of him giving up playing football.But the treatment went well and after some days he was back at training again."
4. He wasn't good enough for Liverpool
Back in 2003, Liverpool were on the verge of signing Ronaldo who
would later on move to Manchester Unitedfor 12.2 million from Sporting.
Former Liverpool manager,Gerard Houllier had admitted to have watched
him play, but due to lack of funds and lack of interest, talks broke
down.
"I saw him in the Toulon Under-21 tournament and we went for
him, but we had a wage scale and we werent paying the sort of salary he
wanted," he told Daily Mail. "Then Manchester United played a friendly
against Sporting Lisbon and all their boys said to Sir Alex Ferguson,
You have to sign him. But I agreed with not breaking the wage structure.
I thought it would cause problems in our dressing room."
We
suspect things worked out for the best. Ronaldo hardly ever talks about
Liverpool, and the man who is driven by sheer ambition has a comment
about every football related thing in the world. So there must be some
animosity still there
5. It was Ronaldo's mother who called him a cry-baby first
His mother, Dolores Aveiro revealed: "He was nicknamed 'cry-baby'. He cried and got angry very easily - if a team-mate didn't pass him the ball, if he or someone else missed a goal or a pass, or if the team team wasn't playing how he wanted."
6. Cristiano Ronaldo was expelled from school for throwing a chair at teacher
"I was not thick but I was not interested in school," he admits. "I was expelled after I threw a chair at the teacher.He disrespected me."
7. Cristiano Ronaldo is everything but selfish
Often accusedof being a selfish player, he is often mistaken to be a
person who is arrogant and full of ego which is not the case. He has
always been involved with fund raising NGOs, and has even donated100,000
to the hospital back in 200 so that theycould build a cancer centre in
his native island Madeira. In addition, he had once sold his golden
boot, the wonhe had won in 2011 for 1.5million. He, later, used the
money to fund schools for children in Gaza. He is also acts as an
ambassador to Save the ChildrenandThe Mangrove Care Forum in Indonesia.
source:sportskeeda
source:sportskeeda
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