Ronaldo: Impossible to Ignore comes to BBC iPlayer on Saturday, 29 May. From his tough start in life to becoming the ultimate sports brand, we unpack the documentary's highlights here.
Nicknamed "the phenomenon," Ronaldo was the world's best striker in his prime, and was part of Brazil's FIFA World Cup-winning teams in 1994 and 2002. Over his illustrious career, Ronaldo scored over 300 goals for club and country, receiving numerous awards as he starred for teams like Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and A.C. Milan. Discover the untold story of Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible friendship with Miguel Paixão - the man behind CR7! From childhood buddies to business partners a CNN —. Television veteran Geraldo Rivera announced on Thursday that he was leaving Fox News after being fired from the program "The Five.". "I'm not going to be on 'The Five Ronaldo during his official unveiling at Al Nassr club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [File: Amr Nabil/AP Photo] Still, few expected one of the best players in the game's history to actually sign for a History Origins. In 2007, Ronaldo and Messi finished as runners-up to AC Milan's Kaká in both the Ballon d'Or, an award rewarded to the player voted as the best in the world by an international panel of sports journalists, and the FIFA World Player of the Year, an award voted for by coaches and captains of international teams.In an interview that year, Messi was quoted as saying that