Do you love Cristiano Ronaldo?

If you just come to know Cristiano Ronaldo through his scandals, you may
probably think he is a bad guy. However, let’s admit that there is no one who is perfect for all his life.

Let’s look at his positive sides and find out why there are too many fans crazy for him.

A Talented Footballer

Cristiano Ronaldo has always been recognized as the best footballer in the world. Born in February, this Portuguese professional footballer is now playing as a forward for Serie A Club Juventus and the captain of the Portugal national team.

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The best footballer of all time – Cristiano Ronaldo.

Over his professional career, this talented Portuguese footballer has received 5 Ballon d’Or awards, the most for all time.

Ballon d’Or is presented by France Football once a year (Ballon d’Or means Golden Football in English). Cristiano Ronaldo currently has the most awards and has won this prize 5 times in his career, including 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.

He is also the most nominated for this award.

This Juventus footballer is regarded as the greatest player of all time for the numerous amount of goals that he has scored, including:

● UEFA Champions League (127)
● The UEFA European Championship (9)
● The FIFA Club World Cup (7)
● The UEFA Nations League Finals (3)
● UEFA Champions League season (17)

Totally, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 702 senior career goals for not only his club but also his country, Portugal. Besides, he is the one and only professional footballer who has won 4 European Golden Shoes, an award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of each European national league.

All in all, he has collected 300 trophies and medals by May 2019.

Cristiano Ronaldo is ranked first in the list of the world’s highest-paid athlete by Forbes in both 2016 and 2017. ESPN, an American basic cable sports channel, awarded him as the world’s most famous athlete 4 years in a row, from 2016 to 2019.

In 2014, he was included in the list of 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. He was one of the few people in the sports and
entertainment field who was listed.

From humble beginnings

Another reason why people love Cristiano Ronaldo that much is his story from rags to riches – an inspirational story, giving hope to thousands of lives.

Before being the best professional footballer and the richest athlete in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo had humble beginnings. He was surrounded by poverty from when he was born but he has been successful climbing the path to glory.

He was the youngest in a humble family on the Portuguese island of Madeira, one of the poorest areas of the capital Funchal. Under his zinc roof house, toys were spares but he had his ball to play with all the time. This was when his talent and love for this king of the sport were nurtured.

He was soon standing out with Andorinha – where his father worked. At the age of 11, his talent was recognized by Sporting Club de Portugal. A year later, when he was just 12 years old, Ronaldo packed his bags and left San Antonio, one of the most impoverished districts of the island of Madeira, for Lisbon. And this time marked the start of his professional sports career.

His success has inspired many people who are facing difficulties and poverty in their lives to never give up and always pursue their passion. That is the reason why Cristiano Ronaldo, besides being the best footballer in the world, is also perceived as an inspiration by many people.

He has one of the biggest hearts

Many who have criticized this Portuguese professional footballer might not know of his charity work. Cristiano Ronaldo is no doubt one of the most generous athletes in the world.

See what he did with his European Golden Boot

In 2011, Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the European golden boot after kicking the total of 40 goals in the Champions League. However, instead of keeping this prestigious award for himself or even keep a part of it, he decided to sell it for charity.

There was a public auction conducted and he successfully raised a stunning amount of £1.2 million. All this money was used to build a number of schools for children in war-torn Gaza.

And the Ballon d’Or

The Ballon d’Or is one of the trophies that many professional footballers dream to achieve in their career. Cristiano Ronaldo has won a total 5 Ballon d’Or in his life and he was reported selling off one of his trophies in October – the 2013 Ballon d’Or.

This trophy was sold at a charity auction in London, aiming to raise funds for the Make A Wish Foundation. This foundation grant wishes to children with a chronic and life-threatening illness. His trophy gave a massive of £530,000 to the foundation.

In case you do not know, he is an ambassador

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Not only using his money and trophies for charity purposes, but Cristiano Ronaldo also keeps on using his international fame on good purposes.

Currently, the Portuguese national team’s captain he is an ambassador for 3 major charities, including Save the Children, UNICEF and World Vision and continues speaking up for countless.

Last year, he sent a message to children who were influenced by the Syrian
conflicts, called them “true heroes” and stated that he was always with them.

Donates his bonuses

It seems that the richer Ronaldo gets, the more generous he is. He has been famous for being very generous with giving up money earned from his incredible performances on the pitch.

Cristiano Ronaldo was named in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2013 and received £89,000 from the European governing bodies. He donated all of this bonus to the Red Cross.

In 2014, his goal led Real Madrid to La Decima and this Portuguese sports star picked up a bonus of £450,000 from Los Blancos. Once again, he decided against cashing the money and share it among the three major charities for which he is an ambassador, including UNICEF, Save the Children and World Vision.

Anti fans now have reasons to stop going too hard on Cristiano Ronaldo. Everyone has their own past and we are not supposed to criticize his fault only but not taking a look at what good things he has done. With his talents, his warm heart and his inspiring story, Cristiano Ronaldo deserves love and support.