Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese soccer phenom Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985 in Funchal, Madeira. As a free-scoring attacking midfielder, Cristiano Ronaldo is known for his fantastic technical skills that consistently leave defenders scratching their heads. Ronaldo plays as a winger for popular Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team.

Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in soccer history after having transferred to Real Madrid from Manchester United in a deal reportedly worth $132 million...David Beckham who?

Amongst his countless individual accolades, Cristiano Ronaldo was selected as the FIFA "World Player Of The Year" in 2008. He also won the prestigious Ballon D'or award that year, which is awarded to the best player from a European club as determined by a panel of journalists from around the world.

He guided Manchested United to 3 consecutive English Premiership championships in 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009.

Ronaldo has been romantically linked to a number of famous beauties, including popular British actress Gemma Atkinson and notorious Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton.

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• Goal.com Poll Results: Xavi Deserved Second Place In Ballon dOr Race

  
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• Messi deserves Ballon d’Or award

  
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  Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the European Footballer of the Year by a record margin. He beat last years winner Cristiano Ronaldo by 240 votes. He received double the
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• Lionel Messi Wins Ballon d’Or

  
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  Barcelona ace Lionel Messi has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or award by the highest margin ever in the award’s history. Messi managed to score 473 out of a possible 480 points, leaving second placed Cristiano Ronaldo far behind at 233 points. “It is my great honour to be selected for the Ballon d’Or, but ...
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• Lionel Messi wins Ballon d’Or

  
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  Lionel Messi has been named Europe’s footballer of the year, becoming the first Argentine to receive the notable Ballon d’Or award on Tuesday. The FC Barcelona striker finished ahead of last year’s winner Cristiano Ronaldo by a record 240-point margin. He is the sixth Barca player to win the trophy but the ...
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• Sorcerer predicts new injury woes for Ronaldo

  
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• Abidal: Iniesta Had The Right To Berate Cristiano Ronaldo During Barcelona - Real Madrid Clasico

  
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  The French left-back also believes that CR9 dived in an attempt to win a penalty off Pique…
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• F.C. Barcelona vs Real Madrid Full Highlights & Goal 11/29/09!

  
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  A summary of the biggest club rivalry in Europe, El Clasico - Futbol Club Barcelona vs Real Madrid Club de Futbol on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Along with the huge Super Clasico rivalry between Club Atletico Boca Juniors vs Club Atletico River Plate inBuenos Aires, Argentina; the Real Madrid ...
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• Messi wins Ballon d’Or

  
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  Barcelona forward Lionel Messi beat last year’s winner Cristiano Ronaldo into second place in the poll for Europe’s footballer of the year, organized by France Football magazine. Messi, 22, the first Argentine to win the prestigious trophy, becomes the sixth Barcelona player to take the award but the first for ...
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• Lionel Messi v Wayne Rooney v Cristiano Ronaldo v Kaka

  
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• Real Madrid claim "laser attack" at Nou Camp

  
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  Real Madrid mouthpiece Marca has officially become El Sun . The Madrid rag relegated the news of Lio Messi winning the Balon DOr on their front page to mentioning that the Merengue players were attacked by "an organized group of fans"with lasers. This affected both Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe. The Madrid sports ...
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• Messi wins Ballon D’Or almost unanimously

  
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  Messi wins Ballon DOr almost unanimously
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• Messi Wins Ballon d’Or

  
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  As expected Lionel Messi succeeded Cristiano Ronaldo as the winner of the Ballon d’Or award. The Barcelona star comfortably won the prize but he admitted his surprise at the margin of victory as he received 240 points more than Cristiano Ronaldo who finished second. Messi was quite close to winning all 480 ...
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• Barcelonas Lionel Messi named European Footballer of the Year

  
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  Barcelona and Argentina forward beats last years winner Cristiano Ronaldo for prestigious Ballon dOr.
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• Barcelonas Messi wins Ballon DOr

  
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  Barcelona forward Lionel Messi became the first Ballon DOr winner from Argentina last night, eclipsing runner up Cristiano Ronaldo (last years winner) by a 240 - point margin. Of the 10 finalists, 7 players ply their trade outside of the English Premier League - which got me thinking, who would you love to see ...
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• Messi wins Ballon dOr by record margin

  
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  • Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo by 240 points • Barcelona effectively boast four players in top five spots Lionel Messi has won the 2009 Ballon dOr, awarded to the European footballer of the year, after inspiring Barcelona to the treble last season. The forward was outstanding as the Catalan club won the ...
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• Cristiano Ronaldo Sig #4

  
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• Messi Wins Ballon dOr

  
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  As expected Lionel Messi succeeded Cristiano Ronaldo as the winner of the Ballon d’Or award. The Barcelona star comfortably won the prize but headmittedhissurprise at the margin of victory as he received 240 points more than Cristiano Ronaldo who
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• Football: The 2009 Ballon dOr shortlist

  
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  Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images Kaka Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil 2009 club appearances 35 2009 club goals 12 2009 honours Fifa Confederations Cup Kaka ended his six-year stay at the San Siro with a £56m move to Madrid in the summer after leading Brazil to victory over the United States in the ...
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• Cristiano Ronaldo sighting

  
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  Cristiano Ronaldo takes his shirt off yesterday after being away for nearly two months because of an ankle injury. The Real Madrid Champion Leaguer played for roughly 21 minutes against FC Zurich and says he’s feeling good. (more…)
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• Question Of The Day In La Liga

  
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