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Cristiano begins his senior career in Lisbon, Portugal for Portuguese giant Sporting CP (or Sporting Lisbon).
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This contract was worth almost $20 million. This transfer fee was a record amount for an adolescent. This move is what made Ronaldo rise to fame and become one of the best if not the best player in the world.
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Ronaldo scores his first goal for his home coutnry Portugal against Greece in the Euro 2004 competition.
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This leads to a new chapter in Ronaldo's career as he becomes the most important part of the squad in Manchester as well as for Portugal.
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Ronaldo scores his first hat trick (3+ goals in one game) for Manchester United in a 6-0 win against Newcastle United.
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Cristiano wins his first and only FIFA World Player of the Year Award, which is the most prestigious award that an individual could win in soccer. Lionel Messi took second place and Fernando Torres took third place.
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Ronaldo signs a six-yr contract in which Manchester United receives $131.6 million dollars and Ronaldo earns an estimated $15 million per year. Real Madrid agreed with Ronaldo and Manchester United on a contract that would end up with them paying around a quarter of a billion dollars for the acquisition and services of Ronaldo. The buyout clause stated in the contract is a little over $1.3 billion.
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Ronaldo scored a whopping 146 goals in only 135 appearances for Real Madrid.
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Ronaldo scores the first of many hat tricks to come in his 4 years of being with Madrid against Mallorca.
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Portugal's career since Ronaldo's entrance has been the best in history, and the last Euro competition is a perfect example of that. They were eliminated by Spain in a penalty shootout. This is a remarkable feat since Spain are the defending champions of the Euro competiiton, the defending champions of the World Cup, and also became the winners of Euro 2012.
