Cristiano+Ronaldo+Info!!

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 * //Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, [|OIH], ( Portuguese pronunciation: [|[kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]] ; born 5 February 1985),[|[2]] commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a [|Portuguese] [|footballer] who plays as a [|winger] or a [|forward] for Spanish [|La Liga] club [|Real Madrid] and serves as captain of the [|Portuguese national team]. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving [|Manchester United] to Real Madrid in a [|transfer deal] worth £80 million ([|€]94m, [|US$]132m). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world.[|[3]]//**
 * //Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for [|Andorinha], where he played for two years, then moved to [|Nacional]. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants [|Sporting CP]//. //Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager [|Alex Ferguson] and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the [|FA Cup], and reached the [|Euro 2004] final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.//**
 * //In 2008, Ronaldo won the [|Champions League] with United, and was named [|player of the tournament]. He was named the [|FIFPro] World Player of the Year[|[4]] and the [|FIFA World Player of the Year], in addition to becoming Manchester United's first [|Ballon d'Or] winner in 40 years.[|[5]] Three-time Ballon d'Or winner [|Johan Cruyff] said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than [|George Best] and [|Denis Law], who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."[|[]//**