Cristiano Ronaldo was honored with the 2017 Men’s Player of the Year award at the Quinas de Ouro Gala, and as he received the award, he remembered a fantastic year he had while joking about being a father three times last year. However, in this part of the speech, the Portuguese star made a mistake that made a lot of noise.
“I thank my family, my four children, it was also a record, to give birth to four children in three months,” said the footballer.
Now it remains to be seen if it was a math error or if the Real Madrid star is announcing he will be a father again.
Cristiano Ronaldo took the opportunity to also thank his professional colleagues and the FPF for organizing the gala.
“I thank everyone who is here. A great moment, first of all for all my teammates. 2017 has been another great year, both personally and collectively. Always the same speech, but it’s reality. managed to return. An unforgettable year at Real Madrid, a historic year with five trophies, full of emotions, with my fifth Ballon d’Or and second FIFA trophy. Thanks to my family, my four children, it was also a record to have four children in three months. Records on and off the field become a habit. Thanks to the FPF for this gala concert, I think we deserve it,” said the captain of the national team.
Cristiano Ronaldo calls for more appreciation of Portuguese footballers
Cristiano Ronaldo, who this Monday received the Footballer of the Year award at the Gala Quinas de Ouro in Lisbon, asked that Portuguese footballers be valued more and that they “think big” without fear of ambition.
“It annoys me that Portugal appreciates foreigners, I don’t see them so appreciating what belongs to us Portuguese players,” the striker of the national team and Real Madrid defended at the annual Portuguese football gala. Federation. “Year after year we have to break stones, fight and show that we are the best. Think big,” he added.
The finalists for this award are Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Rui Patricio (Sporting) and Cristiano Ronaldo, who, unsurprisingly, received yet another trophy from Aleksander Čeferin, UEFA President, in their long history.
Čeferin classified him as a “unique player”, combining the best qualities of a great player with “magic, a gift”.
In gratitude, Cristiano Ronaldo did not forget “all his teammates” and applauded the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebel de Souza, “a great friend.” He also had words of gratitude for futsal, for the “great achievement” of the European Championship.
“2017 was once again a great year, both individually and collectively. With the national team we lost the first game, we came back, we fought and won the group. [de qualificação para o Mundial2018]🇧🇷 At Real Madrid it was a historic year for us, we won five trophies,” said the 32-year-old captain.
Champion of Spain, winner of the Champions League, Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and the 2017 Club World Cup with Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo received the Golden Ball and the FIFA The Best award, which highlight the best player of the year. .
Visibly in a good mood, Cristiano Ronaldo, expressing gratitude to his family, spoke of “another record” in his personal life: “Three children were born in four months, I am very happy about this, which I think is also a record.”
Cristiano Ronaldo asks not to spoil a good moment with “fake news”
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo asked the media this Monday not to try to “erasure the beautiful moment” he is experiencing with “fake news” on the day the news of the dispute with the Spanish tax authorities was released.
“Don’t try to erase a beautiful moment, I live on fake news,” the Portuguese striker from Real Madrid wrote on Instagram today, the same day El Mundo newspaper reported that the Portuguese had offered carte blanche to the Spanish tax agency to abandon the criminal route.
According to the Spanish newspaper, citing sources close to the process, negotiations between the two sides have been ongoing for several weeks and should have ended in a voluntary settlement in court, in which Ronaldo is accused of tax fraud in the amount of 14.7 million euros. related to income from image rights between 2011 and 2014.
Later, the Europa Press agency, citing sources close to the investigation, reported that the tax authorities had refused to drop the criminal case, and the same sources still refute the news that Number 7 offered carte blanche to the Tax Authority.
Europa Press also explains that a meeting was held with a Portuguese negotiating team that offered an amount of around five million euros to streamline the process, which was rejected because the tax authorities intended to follow the prescribed criminal procedures.
On Sunday, Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals and provided an assist in a 6-3 win against Girona in the Spanish league and scored 22 goals in the league, three goals behind top scorer Argentine Lionel Messi (Football Club Barcelona).
The ‘captain’ of the Portuguese team continues to be called up for the friendly matches against Egypt and the Netherlands in preparation for the 2018 World Cup, with the ‘kin’ work starting on Tuesday with training at Cidade do Futebol. , in Oeiras.
The “duel” with Egypt is scheduled for March 23 at 19:45 in Zurich, Switzerland, and the clash with Holland will take place three days later at 19:30 in Geneva.
Source: CM Jornal
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