Cristiano Ronaldo

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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, left, duels for the ball with Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez. AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza

Cristiano Ronaldo, born 5 February 1985, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team.

Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after being transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m).

In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over six years, makes him the highest paid football player in the world.