The Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, whose career is «intimately linked to the history» of Lisbonwill soon receive the city’s medal of honor, announced this Thursday the city council of the capital of Portugal in a statement.
Cristiano Ronaldo “He has always defended and projected the name of Lisbon to the whole world”estimated the mayor Carlos Moedas in a statement.
«The story of Cristiano Ronaldo, several times considered the best player in the worldis closely linked to the history of Lisbon,” he added.
The five times Ballon d’Or, born on the Portuguese island of Madeira, He arrived in Lisbon alone at the age of 12 and trained at the Sporting de Lisboa club, with which he began his professional career in a match against Inter Milan on August 14, 2002.
The attacker, who wore the colors of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus during his career, is now 38 years old and He plays for Al Nassr Saudi.
He was part of the Portugal team who won the Eurocup in 2016.
2023-05-05 01:08:32
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