Cristiano Ronaldo Fan Club

ronalessi wrote:Ronaldo is the greatest small team destroyer of all time - Jibers

Albiceleste wrote:Story of his life, he can score but he can't perform

Scoring is his performance.

i would like to have a club application

Back on the Madrid bandwagon so soon?

yes,it was nice supporting milan but now i feel like supporting madrid

inb4 people think im serious

Albi's jello Barca aren't winning supporters.

7 goals out of 8 games in CL

Spoiler:

He has one penalty according to goal.com

Albiceleste wrote:He has one penalty according to goal.com

you really trust lol.com

8 goals in 8 matches now

:hungry:

Cristiano Ronaldo put off by ugly caricature of himself, autographs it anyway

dat humility

Dat sense of humour

A part of Luca Caioli's book:

He has never been on a plane – he has never
even left the island. This is the toughest challenge he has ever faced
and he is so nervous that he cannot sleep the night before.
His godfather Fernao Sousa is accompanying
him to Lisbon. It’s 1997, it’s the Easter holidays and Cristiano is on
his way to a trial at Sporting Lisbon. He would have preferred to go to
Benfica, a team both his father and brother love. But his mum has always
been a Sporting girl and she has a hunch her son will be as great as
Luis Figo. Besides, you can’t turn down one of the greatest clubs in the
capital. Sporting has the best youth academy in Portugal, counting the
likes of Paolo Futre, Figo and Simao among its alumni, while current
players include Joao Pinto, Quaresma, Hugo Viana and Nani.

He’s
convinced he can do well there. He knows he’s good and he thinks he can
persuade the Green and White coaches that he’s good enough. But he’s
only 12 years old, and when he finally arrives at the youth-team training
ground, it’s incredibly overwhelming.

Coaches Paulo Cardoso and
Osvaldo Silva are there to observe him play. They are not particularly
impressed by Ronaldo’s physique – he’s a scrawny little kid. But once
they see him in action it’s a whole different story. The boy from Quinta
do Falcao gets hold of the ball and takes on two or three opponents.
He’s relentless – a one man show: feinting, dribbling and driving the
ball up the pitch.

"I turned to Osvaldo and I said, 'This one’s
different, he’s something special'," recalls Cardoso. "And we weren’t
the only ones who thought so. At the end of the training session all the
other boys were crowding around him. They knew he was the best."
The Sporting coaches are impressed by the
trial. They want to see him play again the next day, on the training
ground next to the old Jose Alvalade stadium. This time, youth academy
director Aurelio Pereira will be there to observe him.

"He was
talented, he could play with both feet, he was incredibly fast and when
he played it was as if the ball was an extension of his body," says
Pereira. "But what impressed me more was his determination. His
strength of character shone through. He was courageous – mentally
speaking he was indestructible. And he was fearless, unfazed by older
players. He had the kind of leadership qualities that only the greatest
players have. One of a kind. When they got back to the dressing room
all the other boys were clamouring to talk to him and get to know him.
He had it all, and it was clear he would only get better."

On
17 April 1997, Paulo Cardoso and Osvaldo Silva sign Cristiano’s player
identification document. It reads: "Player with exceptional talent and
excellent technique. Of particular note is his ability to dodge and
swerve, from stationary or while moving." Next to ‘enrol’ there is a
tick in the ‘yes’ box. He plays as a central midfielder, or ‘in the hole’
as the coaches say. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro has passed the
test – he can play at Sporting. But first they have to reach a deal
with Nacional da Madeira.
Nacional owes Sporting 4,500 Portuguese
‘Contos’ (€22,500) for Franco, a young footballer who has transferred
there from Sporting.

Cristiano’s signing could be an opportunity
to waive the debt, but €22,500 for a 12-year-old kid is an exorbitant
price. "It was unheard of," agrees Simoes de Almeida, the club’s former
administrator. "Sporting had never paid anything for a youth player."

Aurelio Pereira and the other coaches have to convince the
administration that it’s worth investing so much in one boy. On 28 June
1997, Pereira prepares a new report, adding the following postscript:
"Although it may seem absurd to pay so much for a 12-year-old boy, he
has enormous talent, as proven during his trials and witnessed by the
coaches. It would be a great investment for the future."

Scouts and coaches at Sporting

Objectively, Ronald is realy, really good and, seemingly, getting better!!!

He got on a plane

Messi has 11 penelties.

:vagi:

Misspen has become Penssi.

When was the last time Messi scored a goal from open play :vagi:

Zealous wrote:When was the last time Messi scored a goal from open play :vagi:

Last night

:vagi: ?

Zealous: :vagi: