a brief farewell to a man utd ledgend

1. Goodbye Cristiano

2. As we say goodbye to a
good servant to the club
we wish him well in the
future and thank him
dearly for his fantastic
services to the club to
help achieve a allocation
in the history books
, thank you Ronny and you
will be missed .

3. Sporting CP
Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the
Alcochete, the club's football academy. He became the only player
ever to play for Sporting's U-16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first
team, all within one season.[ He scored two goals in his Sporting
debut against Moreirense, while featuring for Portugal in the UEFA
Under 17 championships.
When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a
condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The
Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's
mother gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital. While
there, he had an operation in which a laser was used to cauterise
the area of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery
took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from
hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few
days later.
He was first spotted by then-Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier at
16, but Liverpool declined to take him on because they decided he
was too young and needed some time to develop his skills.
However, he came to the attention of Manchester United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated
United 3–1 in the inauguration of the Estádio José Alvalade in
Lisbon. Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United
players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.

4. Manchester United
2003–2005
Ronaldo with Manchester United
Ronaldo became Manchester United s first-ever Portuguese player when he
signed for £12.24 million after the 2002–03 season. He requested the
number 28 (his number at Sporting), as he did not want the pressure of living
up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously
been worn by players such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and
David Beckham. "After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I
said 28. But Ferguson said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,' and the famous
shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an
honor."
Ronaldo made his team debut as a 60th-minute substitute in a 4-0 home
victory over Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for Manchester
United with a free kick in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth on 1 November 2003.
He scored United's thousandth Premier League goal on 29 October 2005 in a
4–1 loss to Middlesbrough. He scored ten goals in all competitions, and fans
voted him to his first FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award in 2005.