As the world’s top football superstar, all information about Cristiano Ronaldo is exploited to convey to fans. However, behind the pitch, there are still facts about Ronaldo that few people know about.
Expelled from school
Ronaldo once shared that he did not like going to school and did not really focus on studying. However, the reason Ronaldo was expelled from school is not related to being lazy to study.
It happened when Ronaldo was 14 years old and was in high school. A teacher disrespected Ronaldo by mocking Madeira’s accent and his family’s financial situation. Angered, Ronaldo threw a chair at the teacher. As a result, Ronaldo was expelled from school.
Examination for allegations of sexual assault
The fact that Ronaldo was in prison happened in 2005. The Portuguese superstar was detained at the London Police Department for allegedly raping a girl at a hotel in the center of the British capital, a day later. United match against Fulham in October 2005. The Portuguese player was later released on bail, the police released him, but continued to be investigated and questioned. A month later, the investigation closed when the police did not have enough evidence to charge Ronaldo and the other girl suddenly withdrew the application.
Only then did Ronaldo speak up: “I have been informed that the police investigation is over and that no action will be taken against me in relation to the previous allegations. I have always asserted my innocence of any wrongdoing and I’m glad it’s finally closed so I can focus on playing football.”
Ronaldo had been examined for rape allegations.
Refuse number 7 shirt
In 2003, Sir Alex Ferguson made a surprise transfer when he spent 12.3 million pounds to bring in Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon. At that time, the Portuguese star was only 18 years old. However, Sir Alex still gave him the number 7 shirt – the shirt that is associated with names like George Best, Eric Cantona or David Beckham.
Ronaldo initially refused. He has no intention of wearing the number 7 shirt but prefers the number 28 shirt, the number he wore earlier at Sporting Lisbon. “I was wearing the number 28 shirt, but Alex Ferguson came and said, ‘Look, I want you to wear the number 7’.”
And as expected of Sir Alex, Ronaldo proved his ability with the legendary number 7 shirt.
Ronaldo has never scored on his birthday.
Believe in feng shui
Ronaldo owns many properties in many regions around the world. However, with the house that he is staying with his girlfriend Georgina and children, Ronaldo arranges the interior according to the principles of feng shui. This was revealed by feng shui expert Vanda Boavida. Ronaldo follows the ancient philosophy to decide the decoration of the furniture for his million-dollar house.
Almost was not born
It’s crazy to think of a world where Ronaldo doesn’t exist. Who will be Lionel Messi’s rival? Can Real Madrid achieve “La Decima”? But that’s what happened… almost happened.
In her autobiography, Ronaldo’s mother confessed that she once intended to have an abortion while pregnant with Ronaldo because the family was too poor. “I went to the doctor and asked for an abortion, but he refused,” Ronaldo’s mother revealed. “God didn’t want that to happen and I’m lucky that God didn’t punish me. Sometimes Ronaldo joked with me: ‘Mom didn’t want to give birth. But now you see! I’m here to help people.” And sometimes my family laughs about it.”
Never scored on a birthday
Ronaldo has made countless goalkeepers have to pick up the ball in his successful career. However, Ronaldo has never been able to give himself a goal as a birthday present.
This is not too special because Ronaldo has only played 3 matches on his birthday (February 5). The first time took place in 2003 when Ronaldo was still with Sporting. That day, Ronaldo kicked 30 minutes for the Portuguese team.
The second time was on February 5, 2005, in the match MU against Birmingham. That match, Ronaldo did not score, but played an assist to help MU win. The last time was when Ronaldo turned 28 years old, in the Real Madrid match against Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Ronaldo did not “shoot” in this match, but Real Madrid still won thanks to 2 own goals by the opponent.
This year, Ronaldo did not play on his birthday. Therefore, fans are expecting Ronaldo to do something different when he turns 37 in February next year.
