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The 'little bee' who always cried - the story of young Ronaldo’s path to greatness in Madeira

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On his 32nd birthday, here's our visit to the Real Madrid forward's birthplace where we traced his journey to becoming the best player in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo has come a long way. European champion with club and country in 2016, fresh from signing a new contract with Real Madrid and winning the FIFA World Player of the Year award, life gets better and better for a forward celebrating his 32nd birthday.

But things were not always this good. Baby Cristiano was an unplanned child, the youngest in a humble family on the Portuguese island of Madeira.