Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in the 1985 in Santo Antonio do Funchal, Portugal. He started kicking a ball when he was three years old. When he was ten two of Portugal's top clubs wanted to sign him. He joined Sporting and became the only player in their history to play for the
Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, B team and first-team within one season. Then popular clubs of Europe wanted him. He chose the Manchester United.He was a perfect replace-ment for David Beckham and they signed him. There he won
He also picked up the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2008. In 2009, Ronaldo joined his boyhood heroes in Real Madrid and became the most expensive footballer in history. His transfer was over $131 million. He broke Real's scoring record in his second season, with 53 goals in all competitions.He bettered that in 2011-12, netting 60 times to help Real win Spain's La Liga.