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Cristiano Ronaldo meets 40 years, this Wednesday. On the pitch, it continues to “bill”; But out of it, too. The CR7 brand has grown 325% in five years.
“Invoice” It seems to be a very friendly word of Cristiano Ronaldo – Whether from a literal or metaphorical point of view.
At least, for 22 years, when the Portuguese star was on the way to sign for Barcelona.
Yes, in an interview released this Monday, to your close friend
Eduardo AguirreCrisitano Ronaldo revealed that he was almost blaugranain 2003, before heading to Manchester.
“I was playing at Sporting and could have gone to several clubs. One of them was Barça. They wanted to hire me, but it didn’t happen. In the best of the cases they wanted me, but for the following year. Manchester United took me in a minute“He said.
In the same interview, Ronaldo finally spoke about the Real Madrid departurein 2018: “I left because I wanted something different in my life. I think my cycle was closed and the exit didn’t affect me. ”
CR7 also said that during the negotiations, before going to Juventus, the Madrid president Florentino Pérez “did not behave very well”. “At that moment, while we negotiated, it didn’t get well well with me, but I realize, because the always do so“Cristiano criticized.
The best player ever?
In the usual ‘asks for the million’, Ronaldo did not hesitate again: the best footballer ever? “Cristiano Ronaldo, of course.”
“I believe I am the most complete player who ever existed. It’s my opinion. One thing is tastes and I believe it is me. I do everything in football. I play well, I charge the fouls well, shot right, right, I’m strong, heels… (…) one thing are tastes, say they like Messi, du Pelé or Maradona… I understand it and respect… But say that Cristiano is not complete is a lie, I am the most complete, ”he reaffirmed.
Underlining the idea that has been repeating for years, Ronaldo said: “If I’m the best in history? I believe yes. Sincerely, I didn’t see anyone better than me. I say this from the heart. ”
What is certain is that Ronaldo continues to score. Still this Monday, in a game to tell the Asian Champions League, the Portuguese striker listed-were the last two goals before 40.
Ronaldo flew to the last goal before reaching 40
— B24 (@B24PT)
This season is already 23 goals in 25 games for Al Nassr. 923 in the whole career.
And speaking (again) in “billing”
According to a study by the Portuguese Institute of Administration and Marketing (IPAM), the Brand CR7 reached an approximate value of 850 million euroseven with some negative impact of change to Saudi Arabia
This study, which has been done since 2011, and had had the last edition in 2020, reveals that the value of the brand Cristiano Ronaldo had a 325% increase in five yearsfor 850 million euros.
To the Lusa Agency, the head of the IPAM study and executive director, Daniel Sáthe study manager admitted that “there was an impact” and “some penalty in the fact that Ronaldo went to a more peripheral league” such as Saudi Arabia, which “does not have the same visibility as Champions League and the main European championships ”.
Daniel Sá considered that, even after the withdrawal of professional football, “the brand will even continue to grow, because Ronaldo, simply, will have more time and availability for other facets.”
“Last year 22 million news about Ronaldo was generated worldwide. More than 190 million times the name of Cristiano Ronaldo on Google was researched. There are over four thousand books in Amazon to be sold with references to Ronaldo. There are over 60,000 scientific articles by universities around the world over Ronaldo. And I could stay here longer to unravel some more numbers, but in fact we have never had a brand with this dimension in Portugal and Ronaldo is undoubtedly the most visible sportsman in the history of sport. This is absolutely indisputable, ”he said.
