October 10th, 2009
Cristiano Ronaldo will be the new official worldwide spokesmodel for Emporio Armani Men’s Underwear and Armani Jeans starting from Spring/Summer 2010.
He will be replacing David Beckham who has been the spokesmodel for Emporio Armani Men’s Underwear since January 2008.
In June Ronaldo signed a contract with Real Madrid, after a successful stint at Manchester United, in a deal that totaled nearly $130 million.
August 5th, 2009
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo is the newest member of the “celebrity leg insurance” club.
Fearing the worst after the Portuguese picked up a knock recently, the Spanish giants have insured his legs for an estimated $144 million.
It was definitely a cause of worry for boss Florentino Perez when he heard that Ronaldo had already been fouled 34 times in three pre-season games.
June 19th, 2009
A Porsche 911 convertible previously owned by Cristiano Ronaldo is for sale on Auto Trader.
The 24-year-old Reds forward - who is heading to Madrid in a world-record £80m move - has sold his two-year-old Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Tiptronic to a dealer who has now put it on the market for £70,000.
Under the bonnet of Ronaldo’s black supercar is a 3.8 litre engine with 355bhp allowing acceleration of 0-62mph in just 5.4 seconds.
September 7th, 2008
Manchester City’s new billionaire owner, Sulaiman Al-Fahim, has revealed that the club will be bidding £140 million ($250million) for Cristiano Ronaldo when the January transfer window opens.
He told The Guardian: “Ronaldo has said he wants to play for the biggest club in the world, so we will see in January if he is serious.”
“Real Madrid were estimating his value at $160million but for a player like that, to actually get him, will cost a lot more; I would think $240million, three times the world transfer record, set in 2001 when Zinedine Zidane moved from Juventus to Real Madrid. But why not? We are going to be the biggest club in the world, bigger than both Real Madrid and Manchester United.”
Al-Fahim also re-iterated that he would investigate the potential availability of the former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, Valencia’s David Villa and the former Brazil international Ronaldo to join Robinho in a “dream team” that would be able to challenge for the Champions League within two or three years.
August 13th, 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo - the man who brought you such comments as “The possibilities of me going to Real Madrid are great,” and “I’ve said a million times that I’d love to play in Spain” - has celebrated his decision to stay at Manchester United by splashing out on a £350,000 ($700,000) Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe.
The Portuguese midfielder bought the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe from Doncaster-based luxury car dealer Liquid 45. He gave instructions for it to be “fully loaded,” a trade term for all the added extras.
Cristiano, 23, also owns an Aston Martin, a BMW 6 Series, a Bentley Continental and a Ferrari. As a matter of fact, the Phantom will replace his £140,000 Bentley Continental.
