As mentioned in my welcoming post, I stated that there will be many facts that will be in this blog and here are many interesting things about these two superstars that most of you may not know.
First, we will discuss the basic facts of these two players that non fans of the game might not know. Cristiano Ronaldo plays for a Spanish club team called Real Madrid, and has been given the nickname CR7, because of his initials and his number that made him so renowned. Lionel Messi is on the club team, FC Barcelona, another Spanish team. His number is number 10, which is associated with many greats of soccer, such as Pele, Maradona, and many more
120,000,000. The number of dollars that Cristiano Ronaldo was paid to transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid. That’s more than most professional athletes will ever make in their lives combined! Both Messi, and Ronaldo have made huge impressions on the world of soccer and both have won many awards such as the Fifa Ball D’or, which is given to the best players and coaches in the world, the UEFA Footballer of the Year, and many other notable awards. Their goal counts remain about equal but the two are scoring more and more each day.
Cristiano and Lionel both started playing the game at a very early age and entered the professionals both, very young. Cristiano Ronaldo started playing at age 16, and Messi at 17. These two athletes are known worldwide for their skills and flashiness on the field, but they both are known for other reasons. Cristiano Ronaldo is very famous for his dives, which gives many people the impression that he is not as great as other players. Messi, on the other hand, is known for not playing as well for his international team of Argentina, while he dominates the field with his club team Barcelona.
Both athletes have amazing facts that most do not know. During one lifting assembly, Cristiano Ronaldo lifts 23,055 kgs of weight! Also, Ronaldo’s free kicks reach speeds topping 130 km/h. Some sources say that at one point in Lionel Messi’s life, he was in a relationship with a 14 year old model. It seems as though many athletes enjoy to party and drink and smoke, but not Cristiano Ronaldo, he neither drinks nor smokes. As a child, Lionel Messi had a growth hormone deficiency
“There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world’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.” – Cristiano Ronaldohttp://cristianoronaldos.com/top-15-famous-cristiano-ronaldo-quotes-and-quotations/
Thanks for reading! I hope you learned something or expanded your knowledge further about these two athletes.
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