Cristiano Ronaldo – Great player, even greater ego
According to the Metro, the always-modest Cristiano Ronaldo has had some of his stats from last year stitched onto new boots that have been custom made for him by Nike.
He will debut these boots once he and Real Madrid return from the winter break. The magic numbers are 1, 9, 14, 19, 27, 55 and 60.
I think this is what the numbers stand for:
1 – number of people he has truly loved (himself).
9 – number of illegitimate children he has fathered.
14 – number of cars that he owns.
19 – number of bedrooms his pied a terre in Madrid has.
27 – number of pairs of underwear he goes through in a week.
55 – number of games played in La Liga.
60 – number of goals scored last year.
Some of those stats are definitely correct.
Whilst the stat-stitching is a remarkable act of self-obsession, I reckon that he really is good enough to justify it. Last year’s exploits weren’t a one off and as the saying goes, form is temporary and class is permanent and Ronaldo is a class act.
Were it not for the freakishly good Lionel Messi, Ronaldo would be the player that we would be talking about above all others, he would be the one to have claimed consecutive Ballon d’Ors and been rewarded with Carte d’Or and won the Palme d’Or.
A man of ego, but man what a player.
Peter Stickney
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