Cristiano Ronaldo: My goals are part of me The last 12 months have been anything but run-of-the-mill for Cristiano Ronaldo. While the 28-year-old Portuguese endured a rare trophyless spell with club side Real Madrid, the highlights came thick and fast both individually and with his country. He began 2013 by captaining Los Blancos for the first time, before making an enormous contribution to Portugal’s qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ with a tie-winning performance in an agonising and unforgettable play-off against Sweden. Thanks to his seemingly limitless goals and talent, the Portugal skipper was duly recognised by the international media (and his fellow players and coaches) with his inclusion in the year’s FIFA/FIFPro World XI and by winning the FIFA Ballon d’Or award. Commenting on the latter, Lionel Messi, a four-time winner and his main rival for this year’s accolade along with Frenchman Franck Ribery, said Ronaldo’s win was ‘just and deserving’. After an evening that will long be remembered for his tearful acceptance of the prize, the Madrid ace made time for an exclusive chat with FIFA. On the agenda was his emotional coronation, the recent passing of compatriot Eusebio, his own footballing preferences and the current situation at Real Madrid, in his words ‘the world’s biggest club’.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 08:31:04 +0000
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