Before the Ballon d’Or awards, before the records, there was a 12-year-old boy who left Madeira alone, without his family, to chase something that seemed impossible. 🥹
Cristiano Ronaldo closed his story with the Portugal national team yesterday at 41 years old, but behind the footballer there is a life that very few know about.
He shared a room with all his siblings and, at 12 years old, left his island to go alone to another city to pursue his dream
His mother thought about not having him because of lack of money.
He found out about his father’s death in the middle of a match.
He does not drink alcohol because of what he lived through with his dad.
And even so, he got his brother off drugs.
He gave a house to a childhood friend who gave him a key assist in a match.
He traveled all the way to Indonesia to meet a boy who survived the 2004 tsunami using his shirt.
He has no tattoos just so he can donate blood.
He cares about and looks after his family.
You can hate the player, but it is much harder to hate the person behind the number 7 shirt. ❤️ What do you think?