Given that Ronaldo was born in 1976, he would’ve seen Maradona in action during his formative years and it’s no surprise that the Argentine genius made such an impression on him. Conversely, Maradona ...

We visited the Real Madrid forward's birthplace in Funchal to trace his journey from humble beginnings to becoming the best player in the world ...

Joel Kojo, a Ghanaian-born Kyrgyzstan forward, proudly flaunted Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic No.7 shirt after Esteghlal met ...

Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo and NBA player Chris Paul – both were born in 1985 – are also bovine stars. Two of Hong Kong’s “Four Heavenly Kings”, Andy Lau Tak-wah (1961 ...

Brazil icon Zico reckons Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't born with the talent of other elite footballers. He said that the Portuguese icon had to work hard to become one of the greatest players of all time.

Zico said the Portuguese star was right—not necessarily because of raw talent but because he was not born with the natural ability of other elite footballers. According to him, Ronaldo had to ...