"Hopefully," the man behind the counter said, in a voice that suggested he already knew the odds didn't look good. I stood in line behind him and when my turn came to buy a jersey, I told him I wanted number six on the back with the name Stiles. The elderly man app...
However, he received the #7 jersey and the CR7 legend was born! Ronaldo was the highest earning athlete in the world in 2016! Nike Youth CR7 Zoom Mercurial Superfly 10 Academy MDS FG$79.95 adidas Youth Manchester United Ronaldo #7 Jersey (Home 24/25)$84.95 Nike CR7 Zoom Mercurial Super...
When he moved to Manchester United from Sporting, he requested jersey number 28; however, Sir Alex Ferguson suggested he should wear jersey number 7 (previously worn by legends likeDavid Beckham, Eric Cantona, and George Best). Ronaldo says, I was petrified as I knew Beckham wore that shirt....
Yet Ronaldo held such promise that Ferguson gave him the jersey with the 7, the number of Man U’s aristocracy, worn by the likes of George Best, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. Wearing the number 7, said Ronaldo, was “an honor and a responsibility.” On August 16, 2003, Ronaldo ...
One of the greatest goal scorersCristiano Ronaldo (yellow jersey) of Al Nassr in a match against Abha, 2023. Soon thereafter Ronaldo was sold toSpain’sReal Madrid—a club with which he had long been rumored to want to play—for a then record £80 million (about $131 million) transfer...