Cristiano Ronaldo by "Forbes" in 2016 and 2017, as well as the world's most famous athlete by ESPN in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in São Pedro, Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal, and grew up in Santo António, Funchal. He is the fourth and youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro (b. 1954), a cook, and José Dinis Aveiro (1953–2005), a municipal gardener and a part-time kit man. His second given name, "Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan. His great-grandmother on his father's side, Isabel da Piedade, was from the island
Transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid C.F. to Juventus F.C. Transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid C.F. to Juventus F.C. Cristiano Ronaldo was transferred from Real Madrid C.F. to Juventus F.C. on 10 July 2018. Worth €100 million, the transfer was the highest ever for a player over 30 years old, and the highest ever paid by an Italian club. It was dubbed "the deal of the century" by Italian advertisers and media outlets, and the consequent effects became widely referred to as the "Cristiano Ronaldo effect". The transfer saga surfaced on 26 May 2018, where after the Champions League Final, Ronaldo referred to his time with the Spanish