In the 2004 FA Cup final, Ronaldo scored the team's first three goals helping them capture the championship. In 2008, a year after signing a five-year, £31 million contract, Ronaldo again justified the high tab when he put together one of the club's greatest seasons in history, setting a franchise record for goals scored (42), and earning himself the FIFA World Player of the Year honour. Ronaldo lead Manchester United to three premier league titles.
In 2009, Spanish soccer club Real Madrid agreed to pay a record $131 milion to sign Ronaldo and that is when he left Manchester United. Ronaldo quotes "I know that they are going to demand a lot of me to be successful at the club and I know that I'm going to have much more pressure than at Manchester United because I was there for many years. But it means a new challenge and it's going to help me be the best footballer." Not only had Ronaldo achieved his esteen needs as he was pursuing his dream, he had also attained his cognitive needs as well since he was looking to increase his knowledge of this game and add more meaning to what he wanted to achieve in terms of being the best he can be.
"But it means a new challenge and it's going to help me be the best footballer."
Although Ronaldo was always aesthetically in form, while he was at Madrid he further enhanced the way he was presented to match the classy image he gained from the reputation he achieved through his skills.
Cristiano Ronaldo started seeing his model girlfriend, Irina Shayk in May 2010. His son was born on June 17th, 2010 to an American woman who is still not revealed. He is quite serious with this relationship of his and hopes to settle down soon.
Time and again Ronaldo has proved himself and continues to improve with time.. At Madrid, he emerged to be the driving force that never fails to impress.
In addition to his FIFA World Player of the Year award, Ronaldo has also won the coveted Ballon d'OR, the Golden Boot, and been named the UEFA Club Forward of the Year, amongst other honours during the course of his career. The hard work paid handsome dividends. Ronaldo lifted a hat-trick of Premier League titles between 2007 and 2009, as well as the Champions League in 2008 - a success which saw him named World Player of the Year for the first time that same year. For a normal person, this would be far beyond a self-actualization phase, but for someone like Ronaldo, this is only the beginning.