Cristiano Ronaldo and the $136 Million Soccer Uniform
Cristiano takes to the catwalk in his new soccer uniform
They paid a world record breaking $136 million to get him into it, so it is little wonder that Real Madrid wanted to make it a big occasion when Cristiano Ronaldo was first photographed in his new soccer uniform, and about 80,000 fans obliged today when he was presented at the Bernabeu .
The pitch itself is being re sodded so it was a green asphalt catwalk that Ronaldo made his way down, showing off his new soccer uniform like a professional model all the way. The 80,000 seat stadium was packed to capacity for the introduction, with old men and swooning young girls alike desperate to get their first glimpse of the world’s most expensive soccer player in person.
Cristiano, who will be shifting from the number 7 he wore for Manchester United to the number 9 soccer jersey that once belonged to Real Madrid’s great hero Alfredo di Stefano ,who was there to greet the new kid on the block, seemed to be loving it all. He had annoyed the English press earlier in the day by saying that La Liga was superior to the Premiership, but in the evening he kept it low key, merely stating that to play for Real Madrid was the realization of his childhood dreams.
One man who might have words of wisdom to offer the young star is Michael Owen. Back in 2004 he too left the Premiership for Real Madrid in search of more. He did not arrive with such fanfare, but the team had high hopes of the man who had created a legend for himself in a Liverpool soccer uniform. Less than a season later, disillusioned by La Liga, Owen went home, but Liverpool did not take him back as he had hoped. He struggled with Newcastle for two years but now in a strange and surprising twist, he has been signed to Manchester United, as Sir Alex’s quest to fill Ronaldo’s golden boots begins.
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