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Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo Says He Was Sad to Leave Real Madrid

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said on Monday he was sad to leave Real Madrid when he departed the Spanish capital after nine years in the summer of 2018.

Ronaldo received the Marca Leyenda lifetime achievement award at a ceremony in Madrid and was involved in a question and answer session with five children.

Per Miguel Angel Garcia atMarca, one of the youngsters, Jorge, told Ronaldo, "It made me sad that you left Real Madrid," and the Portugal international replied, "Me too."

Ronaldo left Los Blancos as the club's all-time leading goalscorer.