Interesting and Informative Facts About Cristiano Ronaldo

1. Ronaldo was born in Santo Antonio (a neighbourhood of Funchal, Madeira) on 5^th February 1985.
2. Hi full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.
3. Second part of name was inspired by his father’s favorite actor and US Presigdent, Ronald Reagan.
4. Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha when he was only 8 years old. 
   
5. At the age of 10 he signed with local club Nacional.
6. Ronaldo’s father died of an alcoholism-related liver condidtin when Ronaldo was only 20.
7. Ronaldo was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in a London hotel in October 2005.
8. The charges of suspicion of raping were dropped by Scotland Yard in November 2005.
9. Ronaldo become a father on 3^rd July 2010.
10. The name of Ronaldo’s child is Cristiano.
11. Ronalod donated £ 100,000 to the hospital that saved his mother’s life in Madeira.
12. Ronaldo’s pair of football boots were sold for £2050 in November 2011, the amount was donated to fund schools in Gaza, Palestine.
13. Ronaldo became Save the Children’s new Global Artist Ambassador in January 2013.
14. Ronaldo had opened a fashion boutique under the name “CR7) in Madeira, Portugal in 2006.  
15.  Ronaldo's freekick speed is around 130 Km/h, which means 31.1 m/s more than four times of Apollo 11 rocket's launching speed which was 7.3 m/s. 
    
16. Ronaldo is slim but do you know his body has only 10% fat?? Normal catwalk models have 13.8% fat. Amazing.
17.  Ronaldo lifts around 23,055 kg of weight during a training season which is total of 16 Toyota Prius cars. Superb.
18. Ronaldo runs average of 10.5 kilometers in a match. 
19. As he runs 10.5 kilometers in a match, he used to have around 936 twists which a Formula one car takes during Monaco Grand Prix. 
20. According to Castrol's analysis when Ronaldo jumps he generates five times more power than a Cheetah jumping in a full flight.
21. Ronaldo used to cry when he passed the ball and his friends didn’t score.
    
22. People called him “little bee” because nobody could catch him.
23. Ronaldo scored his first goal for Manchester United on November 1, 2003 against Portsmouth from a free kick.
24. Ronaldo have no tattoos on the body. 
    
25. Ronaldo regularly donates blood.
26. Ronaldo’s favorite actress is Angelina Jolie.
27. Ronaldo is the first Portuguese player signed by Manchester United.
28. When he was a kid, he hit a teacher with his chair because she made fun of his accent.