Having claimed five Champions League crowns, five Ballons d’Or, a European Championship with Portugal and a host of other trophies in a glorious playing career with Sporting, Manchester United and Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo now sets his sights on the game’s greatest prize. But it may just be a step too far.
Ronaldo is relentless. At the age of 10, he joined Madeira’s biggest club, Nacional, and he was soon considered the best young player on the Atlantic archipelago – even when he was up against older boys. By 11, he was part of Portugal’s finest academy at Sporting, on the mainland, and at 18 he signed for Manchester United.