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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985, in Madeira, Portugal to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Diniz Aveiro. Cristiano has an elder brother, Hugo and two elder sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia. His name was inspired by the former US-president, Ronald Reagan, whom his father was influenced by.

The island of Madeira was also the place where Cristiano first learned to master his skills as a footballer. He spent his early years playing for his local team, Nacional, and by the time he turned 12 years old, he already made his name for himself as one of Madeira's top footballers . It wasn't long before he started to catch the attention of other big Portuguese clubs. Among Sporting was Benfica, a team Cristiano and his father followed as a young boy. However he eventually chose to play for Sporting which was a team his mother loved and followed as she was growing up, to play with the likes of Figo was the dream for her son.

He was then spotted by former Liverpool manager, Gerard Houllier at the age of sixteen but Liverpool had no intentions to sign him at that time because they thought he was too young and he needed more time to develop his skills. However, in the summer of 2003, when Sporting played against Manchester United and defeated them, Cristiano caught the attention of Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player. Initially, he requested for the number 28 as his jersey number because he didn't feel that he could live up to the pressure of previous players such as George Best and David Beckham who wore the number 7 jersey.

The year 2006 to 2008 proved to be a rather controversial year for the star. In the 2006 World Cup, Cristiano faced accusations regarding his sportsmanship. In a quarter-final match against England, he was heavily criticized for sending of his club team mate, Wayne Rooney who was playing for the England team. It wasn't too long until fans started accepting Cristiano again. In 2007, he won PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA Player of the Year, PFA Fans' Player of the Year, Portuguese Footballer of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year, Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year and Manchester United's Players' Player of the Year. The year 2008 also saw him taking back the PFA Player Of The Year Award for the second time running. That same year, Ronaldo also had to deal with controversies regarding his club transfer to Spanish giants, Real Madrid. He eventually chose to stay with Manchester United and stressed to the public that he had no intentions of leaving the club.

Cristiano now lives with his cousin, Nuno and his brother in law Ze. When he is not on the field, he is a very family oriented person. Growing up, when he was about to choose football as his career, he said that it was very difficult for him as that would mean lesser time with his family, especially his mother, whom he says play a major role in his life.

During his free time, Cristiano enjoys cooking. He mentioned in an interview that he usually cooks before he leaves for his soccer practice. Because he is constantly training, Cristiano rarely has time to watch TV. If he does get the time to watch, he says he loves watching one of the local Portuguese game show which is mostly about trivia questions. Cristiano is an avid learner and he takes interest in learning new things everyday. Among Cristiano's biggest pet peeves are smoking, people who don't make an effort and dishonesty.

When the tsunami hit South East Asia, Cristiano flew to Indonesia to help those in need. He auctioned off a few stuff to help raise funds for charity. He hopes to get involved in more charity projects in the future because he believes his star status will help him reach out to others for help.

I would be very proud if, one day, I&#39;m held in the same esteem as
George Best or Beckham. It&#39;s what I&#39;m working hard towards.

Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can&#39;t it happen
to me? I&#39;m not worried I&#39;m young - it&#39;s an incentive to do the best I
can.

The No 7 shirt is an honor and a responsibility. I hope it brings me a
lot of luck.

There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world&#39;s best player. It is
all about trying to be the best. I will keep working hard to achieve it
but it is within my capabilities.

I&#39;ve never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to be the best

Maybe they hate me because I&#39;m too good!

To pick myself up, I choose Brazilian music. But for romantic moments I prefer <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0002015/?ref_=nmqu_qu">Phil Collins</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0584117/?ref_=nmqu_qu">George Michael</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0005056/?ref_=nmqu_qu">Elton John</a>.

I don&#39;t like changing nappies, but I do it.

I prefer other people to make judgments about the way I play and to characterize me, rather than me describe myself.

I have two Golden Boot awards at home. It would be nice to win another, but I wouldn&#39;t mind it if I didn&#39;t.

Some fans keep booing and whistling at me because I&#39;m handsome, rich and a great player. They envy me.

I don&#39;t smoke or drink, and I&#39;m not a big spender, I live in a rural part of Cheshire and my nearest neighbors are squirrels, birds and cows.

I don&#39;t think about one trick or the other, they just happen.

I feel bad only when I play badly. Fortunately, that happens rarely.

Thank you all for participating in the CR7 Boys Underwear Competition - it&#39;s been a real pleasure to see all of your photos.

[&quot;El Partido de las 12&quot; - 2011] [Journalist: Is there any worse vice than playing with chewing gum?] Yes, nail biting, which I do.

There&#39;s no point in making predictions. It&#39;s not worth speculating because nothing is set in stone and things change all the time in football. Today there are opportunities that no one knows if they will come round again in the future.

I&#39;m not going to change the world. You&#39;re not going to change the world. But we can help - we can all help.

I&#39;m living a dream I never want to wake up from.

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