Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Portugal in 1985 to a poor family but became famous and wealthy through his soccer career. He played for Sporting Lisbon club first, then Manchester United where he became famous, and later moved to Real Madrid, one of the best clubs in the world, where he won many prizes and scored many goals. Pele was born in Brazil in 1940 to a big family and played his entire career for one club, scoring a record number of goals that was unbroken until Cristiano Ronaldo had a successful career.