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Check down about Cristiano Ronaldo and his life.

ABOUTBecame one of the top soccer players in the world, rising to fame as a forward for Real Madrid, who acquired him from Manchester United through a $131.6 million transfer fee in 2009. He became captain of the Portuguese national team in 2008 and received the Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year in 2008, 2013, and 2014.

BEFORE FAMEThe Ronaldo part of his name was given to him in honor of Ronald Reagan, his father's favorite actor.

TRIVIAHe broke a number of La Liga records as well as Real Madrid franchise records and scored his 300th career goal in January, 2013.

FAMILY LIFEHe was raised with an older brother named Hugo and two older sisters, one of whom is the singer Ronalda. He began dating Russian model Irina Shayk in 2010, and became a father on July 10th of that year.

ASSOCIATED WITHHe and Lionel Messi developed a great rivalry as the top two forwards in professional soccer and leaders of La Liga's Real Madrid and FC Barcelona respectively.