Ronaldo's Club Conundrum Exploring His Options Post-Madeira

As in Manchester, he soon established himself in Madrid as the central figure of a club marked by an internal success shared with rivals ... Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or five times, awarded to the world's best player. He is the all-time leading scorer for the Portugal national team ... Ricardo Santos played alongside the four-time Ballon d'Or winner for amateur team CF Andorinha in Madeira, where Ronaldo's father worked as a ... Agent Freitas who sent Cristiano Ronaldo from Madeira to Sporting CP: "It's very difficult for him to adapt in Lisbon because Madeirans have a pronunciation ... For the first time, Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to represent his country in Madeira, the island where he was born. Portugal international Cristiano is set to play in a charity game organised by Portuguese champions Porto in his birthplace Madeira, ... Cristiano Ronaldo lies injured while playing for Sporting Lisbon before his transfer to the English Premiership team Manchester United. 2003. Furthermore, he started to play semi-professionally as a young teenager. After playing for the Clube Desportivo Nacional Madeira, he moved to ... Ronaldo began his senior career with Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United in 2003, winning the FA Cup in his first season. He went on to win three ... Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Madeira, in Portugal, on February 5th 1985. He began playing football at age 8, when he joined amateur youth team Andorinha. In ...