Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo
Date of birth: 5th February 1985
Place of birth: Madeira, Portugal

Clubs played for:

2002 - 2003 – Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
2003 – 2009 – Manchester United (England)
2009 – now – Real Madrid (Spain)

Portugal – 135 caps, 66 goals (as of 28.10.16)

Cristiano Ronaldo is forward player who currently plays for Real

Madrid and Portugal. He is generally renowned as one of the
greatest players in footballing history.
Ronaldo made his break through at Sporting Lisbon, aged just 16.
During the 2002-2003 season, Ronaldo attracted a lot of
attention, with Liverpool, Barcelona and Arsenal all being linked
with him. However, it was a friendly in August 2003 against
Manchester United that led to Ronaldo’s first transfer. His
performance was so good that the Manchester United players urged
Alex Ferguson to sign him. He ended up signing for Manchester
United in the same month for a fee of £12.24 million, making him
the most expensive teenager in English football history at the time.
Ronaldo made his Manchester United debut on 16 th August 2003,
coming on as a 60th minute substitute. His performance earned high
praise with George Best describing it as the most exciting debut he
had ever seen.
Ronaldo finished his first season by scoring the opening goal
in a 3-0 win against Millwall to win the F.A Cup. Ronaldo had
a good second season, this time being on the losing side in
the F.A Cup final as United lost to Arsenal on penalties. The
2005-2006 season was a difficult one for Ronaldo as he
clashed with teammates, opposition players and even
opposition fans. This culminated in an altercation with Wayne
Rooney at the 2006 World Cup, leading to Ronaldo publicly
requesting a transfer. The club rejected this and in 2006-
2007, despite constant booing by away fans, Ronaldo had a
breakthrough season, scoring over 20 goals and winning his
first Premier League title. He finished the season by winning
a host of individual awards for his performances. He followed
this up by having his best season in England during the 2007-
08 season, scoring 42 goals. He won the Premier League title
and the UEFA Champions League and once again won a host of
individual awards, with Real Madrid beginning to show an
interest. Later that year, he would win his first World Player
of the Year award.

Following another Premier League title in 2008-09, Ronaldo finally

got his dream move to Real Madrid, for what at the time was a
world record £80 million. He finished his first season with 33
goals but Real Madrid won no trophies. He ended his second season
with 53 goals in all competition, becoming the first player to score
40 league goals in Spain. He went on to better this in 2011-12 by
scoring 60 goals in all competitions and won his first Spanish league
title. Ronaldo ended 2013 with 69 goals in 59 appearances, winning
his second World Player of the Year award as a result. The 2013-
14 season also saw Ronaldo help Real Madrid win their 10 th UEFA
Champions League and his first at the club. The 2014-15 season
saw Ronaldo score a record 61 goals and win the World Player of
the Year award for a second year in a row. At the start of the
2015-16 season, Ronaldo became the club’s all time top-scorer,
ending the season with more than 50 goals and another UEFA
Champions League winners medal. Ronaldo followed this up by then
captaining Portugal in the summer of 2016 as they went on to win
the UEFA European Championship.
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Sheet One
1) Where was Cristiano Ronaldo born?

2) Where did Ronaldo begin his playing career?

3) How many times as Ronaldo played for Portugal?

4) How old was Ronaldo when he made his first appearance for
Sporting Lisbon?

5) What record did Ronaldo set when he signed for Manchester

United?

6) In what season did Ronaldo win his first trophy?

7) Why was 2005-06 difficult for Ronaldo?

8) How many goals did Ronaldo score in 2007-08?

9) What was special about Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid?

10) What is Ronaldo’s record for number of goals scored in a season?

11) How many times has Ronaldo been named World Player of the Year?
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Sheet One Answers
1) Where was Cristiano Ronaldo born? Madeira, Portugal

2) Where did Ronaldo begin his playing career? Sporting Lisbon

3) How many times as Ronaldo played for Portugal? 135 times

4) How old was Ronaldo when he made his first appearance for
Sporting Lisbon? 16

5) What record did Ronaldo set when he signed for Manchester

United? The most expensive transfer fee for a teenager in Britain
at the time

6) In what season did Ronaldo win his first trophy? 2003 - 2004

7) Why was 2005-06 difficult for Ronaldo? Because he clashed with

teammates, opposition players and fans and ended up having an
altercation with Rooney at the 2006 World Cup

8) How many goals did Ronaldo score in 2007-08? 42

9) What was special about Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid? He set the
world record for a transfer fee at the time

10) What is Ronaldo’s record for number of goals scored in a season?

61

11) How many times has Ronaldo been named World Player of the Year?
Three times
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Sheet Two
1) How old is Cristiano Ronaldo?

2) How many teams has Ronaldo played for?

3) What led to Manchester United trying to sign Ronaldo?

4) What record did Ronaldo set when he signed for Manchester

United?

5) Why was Ronaldo booed by away fans during the 2006-07 season?

6) In which season did Ronaldo have his best goalscoring record for
Manchester United?

7) How many times has Ronaldo won the UEFA Champions League?

8) What was special about Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid?

9) When did Ronaldo become Real Madrid’s all time top-scorer?

10) With such amazing scoring figures, why do you think Ronaldo has
only won the World Player of the Year award three times?

11) Are Real Madrid a good team? What evidence is there in the text
to justify your answer?
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Sheet Two Answers
1) How old is Cristiano Ronaldo? Depends on when the activity is done
– currently 31, from 5th Feb 2017 he will be 32

2) How many teams has Ronaldo played for? Three

3) What led to Manchester United trying to sign Ronaldo? His

performance against them led to the players saying they should sign
him

4) What record did Ronaldo set when he signed for Manchester

United? Became the most expensive teenager in British football at
the time

5) Why was Ronaldo booed by away fans during the 2006-07 season?
Because he had been involved in an altercation with Wayne Rooney
during the 2006 World Cup

6) In which season did Ronaldo have his best goalscoring record for
Manchester United? 2007-2008

7) How many times has Ronaldo won the UEFA Champions League?
Three times

8) What was special about Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid? It was a

world record transfer fee at the time

9) When did Ronaldo become Real Madrid’s all time top-scorer? At the
start of the 2015-16 season

10) With such amazing scoring figures, why do you think Ronaldo has
only won the World Player of the Year award three times? Answers
will vary but allude to other players that are producing amazing
performances/ figures

11) Are Real Madrid a good team? What evidence is there in the text
to justify your answer? Yes - Use the evidence of winning the
Champions League twice since he joined and the fact they have won
it over 10 times.
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Sheet Three
1) How old is Cristiano Ronaldo?

2) Why is Ronaldo renowned as one of the greatest players?

3) Why do you think George Best has been quoted?

4) Why would Ronaldo make his transfer request public?

5) Why was Ronaldo booed by away fans during the 2006-07 season?

6) Why do you think Ronaldo’s transfer is described as a ‘dream

move’?

7) What records has Ronaldo broken at Real Madrid?

8) With such amazing scoring figures, why do you think Ronaldo has
only won the World Player of the Year award three times?

9) Are Real Madrid a good team? What evidence is there in the text
to justify your answer?

10) Why was 2016 such a great year for Ronaldo?

11) What would you say Ronaldo’s greatest achievement is? Why?
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Sheet Three Answers
1) How old is Cristiano Ronaldo? Depends on when the activity is done
– currently 31, from 5th Feb 2017 he will be 32

2) Why is Ronaldo renowned as one of the greatest players? Answers

may vary but allude to his goalscoring records, how many times he
has won the World Player of the Year or the trophies he has won
at major clubs

3) Why do you think George Best has been quoted? Because he is such
a significant figure in football so his words carry more meaning

4) Why would Ronaldo make his transfer request public? By making it

public he may hope it puts more pressure on them to accept his
transfer request/ let clubs know he’s available

5) Why was Ronaldo booed by away fans during the 2006-07 season?
Because he had been involved in an altercation with Wayne Rooney
during the 2006 World Cup

6) Why do you think Ronaldo’s transfer is described as a ‘dream

move’? Answers may vary – May allude to him supporting them
growing up or because they are such a big successful club

7) What records has Ronaldo broken at Real Madrid? World record

transfer fee, number of league goals in a Spanish season, record
goals in a season personally, all time top-scorer for Real Madrid

8) With such amazing scoring figures, why do you think Ronaldo has
only won the World Player of the Year award three times? Answers
will vary but allude to other players that are producing amazing
performances/ figures

9) Are Real Madrid a good team? What evidence is there in the text
to justify your answer? Yes - Use the evidence of winning the
Champions League twice since he joined and the fact they have won
it over 10 times.

10) Why was 2016 such a great year for Ronaldo? Won UEFA
Champions League, became all time top-scorer for Madrid and won
the European Championship

11) What would you say Ronaldo’s greatest achievement is? Why?
Answers will vary but must be justified