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Cristiano Ronaldo: 10 Interesting facts

10 Facts About Cristiano Ronaldo
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Cristiano Ronaldo, more commonly known as cr7 is a well-known personality. globally. He is one of the best players in the world. Cristiano is one of the most influential celebrities in the world. Nobody knew the guy who grew up in poverty, sharing a single room with his siblings and whose father was an equipment manager, was going to make this far. He was introduced to the game of his soccer through his dad. Cristiano up till now has played for Manchester United States, Real Madrid, and the Portuguese National Team.No doubt, he has set new hopes for the football aspirants and for those who won’t do something in life but still don’t believe in themselves.

Here are some unknown facts about Cristiano Ronaldo:

1. Ronaldo is named after Ronaldo Raegan.

Ronaldo is named after Ronaldo Raegan, who was a famous American actor, his father wished him to be as successful as the actor and liked him due to his acting career. He is more commonly called CR7, Ronaldo the Rocket, and Maquina. 

2. Have no tattoo on his body.

Ronaldo regularly donated blood to different associations which is why he doesn’t have any tattoos on his body. He donated blood twice a year. He also donated one marrow for his teammate’s son who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2011. Ronaldo has a huge Instagram following and influences others to donate blood for a good cause.

3. Own a 14 million dollar mansion in Madrid.

He has a 14-million-dollar mansion in Madrid. It’s luxurious. Eight thousand six hundred square feet mansion has seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a mini football pitch, a trophy room, a gym, an indoor pool, and a playroom. It’s has a luxurious lounge area and professional landscaping number. 

4. Lifetime endorsement deal with Nike.

He was the third athlete that signed a lifetime endorsement with Nike, which means that he will get a lifetime sponsorship from Nike even when he retires. The deal is expected to earn Ronaldo 1 billion dollars in endorsements alone from Nikein his lifetime.201 in 6 Nike has sponsored him since 2002 and he has won more than 60 versions of Nike’s Mercurial football cleats.  In 2013, Nike released commemorative football boots in his honor after Ronaldo won his fourth Ballon d’Or in 2016. Nike announced that they would be releasing a limited edition commemorative football boot called Mercurial Superfly Cr7 Vitorias. The shoes went on sale and only 777 pairs of these shoes were sold.

 5. Gave hundred thousand dollars to charity for life-saving brain surgery.

Ronaldo is kind and gives away a lot of money every year to charity. He donated 100, 000 euros to a child for life-saving brain surgery. In 2009, he donated 130,000 dollars to the hospital that saved his mother’s life freshen she had cancer. She also sold the Golden boot he won in 2011 for over 1 million dollars and donated the proceeds to fund schools for children in Gaza.  In 2017, he received a letter from the parents of a boy who has brain cancer who asked him to donate a shirt and boots to a charity auction to raise money for the boy’s surgery. . But Ronaldo saw the pain of the parents and donated 65,000 dollars from the child’s operation and a series of additional treatment that costs 6500$.

6. Ronaldo owns a private jet.

He owns a 20 million dollars 2002 Gulfstream private jet G /2OO in 2015. The private jet can accommodate 9 passengers comfortably. It features high-speed wifi, on-demand television, individual TV sets for four different seats, two bathrooms, and other kitchen appliances. When he isn’t using the jet, he torrents it out to private clients In 2016, the ranted jet has a crash landing at the airport near Barcelona, the land, the landing gear broke on impact and had serious damage to the undercarriage, and fortunately,y no one was harmed. 

7. Ronaldo rents out a yacht for 60,000$ for a week.

He is happy up to 60,00 dollars a week to rent a car while on vacation. One of his activity is to do is to take his friends and family on a yard trip and travel for weeks In 2017, he rented a 88 feet yacht called. Azimut Grande for 60,00 dollars a week. The yacht can accommodate 6 guests in addition to the crew. 

8. Ronaldo had heart disease at the age of 15.

At age of 15,  Ronaldo was diagnosed with heart disease, his heartbeat was faster than normal even when he was standing and doing nothing. It was life taking risk as the heartbeat increases while playing football and it may lead to heart failure The doctor performed laser surgery and the surgery returned the heartbeat to normal.  Ronaldo rested for a few days and came back to his passion for playing football. Nothing stopped his dedication to his goal.

9. Highest-paid athlete in the world.

No doubt, Ronaldo has a huge following on Instagram, with over 300 million followers, he is the highest-paid athlete in the world and the 5th highest-paid celebrity in the world. 

10. Agencies pay 1 billion dollars.

If any agency wants Ronaldo to play for them, then they have to pay a considerable amount of 1 billion dollars, and, indeed, he does not want to be sold or he has high self-worth.

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