Cristiano Ronaldo was born in a working class neighborhood on the Portuguese island of Madeira, in a family of three children. From an early age showed his good qualities for sport : the eight years he played in the team 's Andorinha , and at 10 it already fought both teams over the island , the Maritime and Clube Desportivo Nacional , the player's father decided that in the latter from entering . There progressed so meteoric, and at 16 , after conducting a test, he joined the Sporting Lisbon and moved to the Portuguese capital.

 

Its sporty profile had acquired unusual features in the media , becoming a media figure . A Sir , Manchester coach Alex Ferguson, but he had no tie your shining star , sought by other big European teams. Already in 2007, Real Madrid was interested in his transfer , featuring figure of 80 million, the highest ever so far, but the player decided to renew the contract with the English club until 2012 .