Ronaldo

by Caioli, Luca

• ISBN13: 9781906850296
• ISBN10: 1906850291
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-17
• Publisher: Icon Books

Summary

When Cristiano Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid for a world record-shattering 80 million in 2009, it cemented his position as one of the best players of his era. This is the story of the two-time Ballon d'Or winner, the first Premier League player to be named FIFA World Player of the Year, and winnter of the 2010-2011 Golden Shoe. Luca Caioliis a renowned Italian sports journalist who crafted his reputation at ITV in Britain and as chief editor of Euronews TV in France. He settled in Spain five years ago where he is a correspondent for SKY Italia.

Author Biography

Luca Caioli tells the inside story of this global superstar both on and off the pitch, unveiling as never before the life of one of modern football's great players, who is driven by a seemingly unstoppable force to be absolutely the best he can be.

Table of Contents

Me	p. 1
Football	p. 4
'Abelhinha'	p. 8
Far from the island	p. 18
Seventeen years, eight months, two days	p. 27
Festival	p. 34
Number 7	p. 41
Greek tragedy	p. 52
Martunis: a special boy	p. 61
The saddest day	p. 65
A trap	p. 70
'Give Ron one in the eye'	p. 75
Champagne	p. 85
A great season	p. 91
Ballon d'Or	p. 98
Rome	p. 105
ú80 million	p. 111
Hysteria at the Bemabeu	p. 122
Sir Alex and Cristiano	p. 140
Zero titles	p. 146
Spain v Portugal	p. 165
Fatherhood	p. 174
Autumn/Winter 2010-11 underwear campaign	p. 179
53 goals	p. 185
Cristiano and Leo	p. 189
Cristiano and Mou	p. 210
Passions and obsessions	p. 223
The future	p. 230
Facts and figures	p. 243
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