Ronaldo takes a dig on Real Madrid

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has aimed a dig at his former side Real Madrid by claiming he is being treated well at his new club.

In his interview streamed via Netflix, CR7 poured his heart claiming there is more love at Juventus than Real Madrid. The Portuguese shared his views on his first weeks as Juve player and even if he didn’t mention the Los Blancos, his description about the way his new side works is a clear dig at his ex-club.

“Juventus is a different club. It’s like a family. Everyone is really happy, everyone here is really friendly. Fans are like that as well. I am very excited to be here, and I want to make everyone happy,” he said.

CR7 always complained about the mood swings Real Madrid fans showed from time to time, especially when they booed him if he was going through a slump. With that in mind, the footballer revealed the moment where he decided that playing for the Bianconeri could be a good choice.

“That has to be that UEFA Champions League match where I scored the bicycle kick. I had never scored a goal like that one, it was really important to me, and I was absolutely amazed about the reaction from Juve fans. Everyone was on their feet clapping for me, and that made me feel more love for Juve. Details like that can help you in your decision-making process such as the one I went through this summer,” he added.

The footballer may very well make his debut on Sunday against Juventus’ “B” side, but surely his former fans will not be happy with his recent words.

Ronaldo has a record-tying five Ballon d’Orawards,  the most for a European player, and is the first player to win four European Golden Shoes. He has won 26 trophies in his career, including five league titles, five UEFA Champions League titles and one UEFA European Championship. A prolific goalscorer, Ronaldo holds the records for most official goals scored in Europe’s top-five leagues (395), the UEFA Champions League (120), the UEFA European Championship (9), as well as those for most assists in the UEFA Champions League (34) and the UEFA European Championship (6). He has scored over 670 senior career goals for club and country.

Born and raised on the Portuguese island of Madeira, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart at age 15. He underwent an operation to treat his condition, and began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United at age 18 in 2003. After winning his first trophy, the FA Cup, during his first season in England, he helped United win three successive Premier League titles, a UEFA Champions League title, and a FIFA Club World Cup. By age 22, he had received Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations and at age 23, he won his first Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2009, Ronaldo was the subject of the most expensive association football transfer[note 3] when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth €94 million (£80 million).

In Madrid, Ronaldo won 15 trophies, including two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, four UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups, and three FIFA Club World Cups. Real Madrid’s all-time top goalscorer, Ronaldo scored a record 34 La Liga hat-tricks, including a record-tying eight hat-tricks in the 2014–15 season and is the only player to reach 30 goals in six consecutive La Liga seasons. After joining Madrid, Ronaldo finished runner-up for the Ballon d’Or three times, behind Lionel Messi, his perceived career rival, before winning back-to-back Ballons d’Or in 2013 and 2014. After winning the 2016 and 2017 Champions Leagues, Ronaldo secured back-to-back Ballons d’Or again in 2016 and 2017. A historic third consecutive Champions League followed, making Ronaldo the first player to win the trophy five times. In 2018, he signed for Juventus in a transfer worth €100 million, the highest fee ever paid for a player over 30 years old, and the highest ever paid by an Italian club.

A Portuguese international, Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015. He made his senior debut for Portugal in 2003 at age 18, and has since had over 150 caps, including appearing and scoring in eight major tournaments, becoming Portugal’s most capped player and his country’s all-time top goalscorer. He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final. He took over full captaincy in July 2008, leading Portugal to their first-ever triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament, before becoming the highest European international goalscorer of all-time. One of the most marketable athletes in the world, he was ranked the world’s highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2016 and 2017, as well as the world’s most famous athlete by ESPN in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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