| − | '''Cristiano Ronaldo''', complete name ''Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro'', is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[soccer]] player who plays for [[Real Madrid]] in the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[La Liga]]. He is currently regarded as one of the best players in the world, and was voted world player of the year in 2008. During the 2007-08 season, while playing for [[Manchester United]] he collected numerous awards for his skill, including the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Players' and Fans' Player of the Year (for the second consecutive year),<ref>[http://www.givemefootball.com/rolls_of_honour/fansplayerofyearroll.html PFA Awards]</ref> and the Football Writers' Association Player of the Year<ref>[http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/awards/footballer-of-the-year/ FWA Footballer of the Year]</ref> in the UK. He was also top scorer in both the [[UEFA]] Champions' League<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/Statistics/Players/TypeStat=GS/index.html UEFA Champions League statistics]</ref> and EPL,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/top_scorers/default.stm BBC - Premier League top scorers 07/08]</ref> with a total of 42 goals in all competitions for the season. | + | '''Cristiano Ronaldo''', complete name ''Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro'', is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[soccer]] player who played for [[Real Madrid]] in the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[La Liga]]. He is currently regarded as one of the best players in the world, and was voted world player of the year in 2008. During the 2007-08 season, while playing for [[Manchester United]] he collected numerous awards for his skill, including the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Players' and Fans' Player of the Year (for the second consecutive year),<ref>[http://www.givemefootball.com/rolls_of_honour/fansplayerofyearroll.html PFA Awards]</ref> and the Football Writers' Association Player of the Year<ref>[http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/awards/footballer-of-the-year/ FWA Footballer of the Year]</ref> in the UK. He was also top scorer in both the [[UEFA]] Champions' League<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/Statistics/Players/TypeStat=GS/index.html UEFA Champions League statistics]</ref> and EPL,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/top_scorers/default.stm BBC - Premier League top scorers 07/08]</ref> with a total of 42 goals in all competitions for the season. |
| | In the summer of 2009, he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid, for a fee of £80 million, the highest ever paid for a player.<ref>[[BBC|BBC Sport]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8121951.stm Ronaldo completes £80m Real move]</ref> | | In the summer of 2009, he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid, for a fee of £80 million, the highest ever paid for a player.<ref>[[BBC|BBC Sport]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8121951.stm Ronaldo completes £80m Real move]</ref> |
| − | While his first name ''Cristiano'' is common among devout Christian families, his second name, ''Ronaldo'', is in honor of [[Ronald Reagan]], who is admired by [[Conservative]]s in [[Europe]] too. | + | While his first name ''Cristiano'' is common among devout Christian families, his second name, ''Ronaldo'', is in honor of [[Ronald Reagan]],<ref>https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-name-us-president-26382831</ref> who is admired by [[Conservative]]s in [[Europe]] too. |