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Five bizarre facts about Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo was named after a US president, a galaxy bears his name and students can take a course on him. It all sounds strange, but is true.
Cristiano Ronaldo was named after this US president
Cristiano’s full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. His mother is said to have been a fan of the former US President Ronald Reagan and apparently was inspired by it when her son’s naming. The time of his birth also speaks for this theory: Ronaldo was born a month after Reagan’s swearing in for his second term.
At the age of 14 he flew from school
When he was 12 years old, Ronaldo moved to the Sporting Lisbon Academy. In addition to training, lessons were also on the program. His background resident at the time and best friend, José Semedo, reports in his book “Win the Day” of this time. It also says that Ronaldo is said to have said: “We’ll be a footballer anyway, we don’t need a school”.
At the age of 14 he even flew from school because he had thrown a chair for a teacher. The reason: Ronaldo felt “not respected” by him. Apparently the superstar already had a pronounced self -confidence as a teenager. After his expulsion, he concentrated on his football career – what paid off.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s life – exceptional footballer, superstar, father
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro grew up in the hilly capital of Madeiras, Funchal. There you are so proud of CR7 that you have named the local airport after it. There is also a CR7 museum there
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Researchers named a galaxy according to CR7
A galaxy that was discovered by astronomers in 2015 is said to have already existed when the universe was only 800 million years old – about 13 billion years ago. After the discovery under the direction of David Sobral, a Portuguese astrophysicist, the search for a name began. Since Sobral is also Ronaldo fan, the galaxy was named after the footballer. It also inspired the official name “Cosmos Redshift 7 Galaxy” or “CR7 Galaxy”.
In Canada, students can take Ronaldo subject
At the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Canada, sociology students have the opportunity to take a course on Cristiano Ronaldo. In it you learn everything about your career, the life and work of the sporticone.
Ronaldo has no tattoos – for this reason
As is well known, Cristiano Ronaldo likes to show up at the top. What is striking: On the contrary, the Portuguese has no tattoos too many other footballers. There is a good reason for this: he regularly donates blood and bone marrow. The Red Cross recommends that you wait four months after a tattoo. Such a break is out of the question for Ronaldo.
Source: Stern
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