Genius Hour Presentation
Transcript: Ronaldo was born in Santo António, a neighborhood of Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro. His second given name "Ronaldo" was chosen after then U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favorite actor. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia. His great grandmother Isabel da Piedade was from Cape Verde. The family was staunchly Catholic and Ronaldo later claimed that he lived in poverty, sharing a room with his brother and sisters. Ronaldo was popular with other students at school, but he was expelled after he threw a chair at his teacher. Ronaldo later said of the incident: "He disrespected me." At the age of 14, Ronaldo agreed with his mother to then focus entirely on soccer and leave his home to go play for a school that os entirely soccer related. Lionel Messi Every year Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo are considered best men's soccer player in the world. http://messivsronaldo.net The Beginning of CR Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on the 5th of February 1985, known as Cristiano Ronaldo. He is a Portuguese soccer player who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portugal national team. He became the most expensive footballer in history when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth 80 million. Ronaldo's contract with Real Madrid, under the terms of which he is paid 21 million per year, makes him the highest-paid footballer in the world, and his retirement is valued at 1 billion as per his contract. Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo y Lionel Messi Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Andrés Messi was born on the 24th of June 1987.He is an Argentine soccer player who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team. Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, before moving to C.D. National. In 1997, he made the move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed him for 12.24 million in 2003. In 2004, Ronaldo won his first club honor, the FA Cup. Facts on LM By the age of 21, Messi had received the FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and then again in 2011 and 2012. He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. At the age of 24, Messi became Barcelona's all time top scorer in all official club competitions. At age 25, Messi became the youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga's matches. Genius Hour Presentation History on CR