A club-by-club look at Cristiano Ronaldo’s glittering career
FILE - Real's Cristiano Ronaldo, gestures, at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, at the Luz stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal, in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Cristiano Ronaldo, one of soccer's greatest ever players, was official unveiled for Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Ronaldo, who has won five Ballon d'Ors awards and five Champions League titles, spent the past two decades at the top level of the European game, playing at three of the biggest clubs in the world: Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Manu Fernandez]
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of soccer’s greatest ever players and he appears to be winding down his glittering career after joining Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr. It will be a far cry from the past two decades that have been spent at the top level of the European game at three of the biggest clubs in the world: Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. He started his senior career at Sporting in his native Portugal before being snapped up by United for the first of his two spells at the English club. He became a superstar there and gained even more trophies and fame at Madrid from 2009-18.
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FILE - Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Cristiano Ronaldo, one of soccer's greatest ever players, was official unveiled for Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Ronaldo, who has won five Ballon d'Ors awards and five Champions League titles, spent the past two decades at the top level of the European game, playing at three of the biggest clubs in the world: Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
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FILE - Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo connects with an overhead kick during the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff, Wales Saturday June 3, 2017. Cristiano Ronaldo, one of soccer's greatest ever players, was official unveiled for Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Ronaldo, who has won five Ballon d'Ors awards and five Champions League titles, spent the past two decades at the top level of the European game, playing at three of the biggest clubs in the world: Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)
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