We visited the Real Madrid forward's birthplace in Funchal to trace his journey from humble beginnings to becoming the best player in the world ...

Meanwhile, José was a gardener and a part-time kit man for a local soccer team, CF Andorinha. According to The New York Times, when Ronaldo was 12 years old in the late 1990s, José was the ...

«O Cristiano Ronaldo começou a treinar no Andorinha através do primo que já estava connosco. Lembro-me que treinávamos ao sábado de manhã, num campo de andebol alcatroado que pertencia a uma escola.

Dinis used his connections with the club and asked Fernao Barros Sousa, a player at Andorinha who had previously played for the island's biggest club, Nacional if he would be Ronaldo's godfather.

Ronaldo started playing football as a child in the early 1990s, representing Andorinha, where his father was a kit man. He later joined Nacional before a three-day trial at Sporting Lisbon changed ...