Why Cristiano Ronaldo Pictured the White of Madrid Over Any Other Side

When it was finally announced that Cristiano Ronaldo would be leaving Manchester United and joining Spanish giants Real Madrid for a fee rumoured to be around £80 million, many United fans were left devastated despite the ongoing speculation. It was realised by many that the constant rumours circling Ronaldo and Real Madrid must have been surfacing for a reason, and it is unlikely to be that it was just to sell newspapers - people were soon starting to get fed up of the whole situation.

United fans were devastated because they knew how much Ronaldo meant to the side, and it wouldn't have been over the top or hysterical to say that he was the reason that we won the Premier League that season, and took us to the Champions League final too. They weren't just upset to be losing a true hero at Manchester united, but at the fact that the side would no longer be able to rely on the special talents of Ronaldo - no longer would he be there to win the side crucial points at pivotal points in the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled at a huge ceremony at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid in front of over 75,000 highly excited Real Madrid fans. Ronaldo seemed set on joining Madrid even when he was at United, and it was revealed by Sir Alex Ferguson that Ronaldo wanted to join Madrid a few seasons back, having won the Champions League with Man United. Ferguson talked him round and made him stay for an extra season, but couldn't prevent him from finally giving in to the lure of the biggest football club in the world - Real Madrid.

Many people have wondered what the attraction was to Real Madrid for Cristiano, a boy who was born in Madeira, Portugal (Portugal and Spain have a very heated relationship), but to anyone who is a follower of football the attraction of the Real club should be very obvious. Real Madrid have a football history that rivals and surpasses any other clubs, and have been the most successful football team in the history of the game. They are still a massive club with a huge fan base and incredible stadium, and the recent signings should go some way to suggest that financially they are able to spend money, despite the huge debts that the club have.

Perhaps the biggest influence on Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to join Real Madrid will be that of his own blood - his mother, who had stated that she would love to one day see her son wearing the white of Real Madrid. Ronaldo has a very tight and loving family, and he has put much of his success down to the input and love of his own mum, so you can start to understand why Cristiano would want to fulfill his own mum's dreams at a point in his career where he could have joined any club in the world.

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