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Widely regarded as one of the premier talents in European football, Ronaldo originally played for Portuguese team ], a team famous for producing ] star ]. Widely regarded as one of the premier talents in European football, Ronaldo originally played for Portuguese team ], a team famous for producing ] star ].


Able to use either foot and play on both sides of the pitch, he attracted the attentions of ] in the summer of 2003. Now plying his trade for the ] giants, Ronaldo has earned a good amount of praise and criticism for his flashy style of play and dribbling tricks. He demonstrated these at the 2004 ] final in ]'s ], scoring the first goal against ]. Able to use either foot and play on both sides of the pitch, he attracted the attentions of ] in the summer of 2003. Now playing his trade for the ] giants, Ronaldo has earned a good amount of praise and criticism for his flashy style of play and dribbling tricks. He demonstrated these at the 2004 ] final in ]'s ], scoring the first goal against ].


Ronaldo made his international debut in August 2003, against ]. He scored Portugal's only goal in their 2-1 loss to ] in the opening match of ]. Ronaldo made his international debut in August 2003, against ]. He scored Portugal's only goal in their 2-1 loss to ] in the opening match of ].

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Cristiano Ronaldo (full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro; born February 5, 1985, Madeira, Portugal) is a Portuguese footballer who was bought by Manchester United in 2003 for £12.24m.

Widely regarded as one of the premier talents in European football, Ronaldo originally played for Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon, a team famous for producing Real Madrid star Luis Figo.

Able to use either foot and play on both sides of the pitch, he attracted the attentions of Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003. Now playing his trade for the English giants, Ronaldo has earned a good amount of praise and criticism for his flashy style of play and dribbling tricks. He demonstrated these at the 2004 FA Cup final in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, scoring the first goal against Millwall.

Ronaldo made his international debut in August 2003, against Kazakhstan. He scored Portugal's only goal in their 2-1 loss to Greece in the opening match of Euro 2004.

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