CRISTIANO RONALDO Cristiano Ronaldo is forward player who currently plays for Real Madrid and Portugal. He is generally renowned as one of the greatest players in footballing history.Ronaldo made his break through at Sporting Lisbon, aged just 16. During the 2002-2003 season, Ronaldo attracted a lot of attention, with Liverpool, Barcelona and Arsenal all being linked with him. However, it was a friendly in August 2003 against Manchester United that led to Ronaldo’s first transfer. His performance was so good that the Manchester United players urged Alex Ferguson to sign him. He ended up signing for Manchester United in the same month for a fee of £12.24 million, making him the most expensive teenager in English football history at the time. Ronaldo made his Manchester United debut on 16thAugust 2003, coming on as a 60thminute substitute. His performance earned high praise with George Best describing it as the most exciting debut he had ever seen. Ronaldo finished his first...