Resilience and perseverance in the journey of Cristiano Ronaldo. A timeline of obstacles and growth.
Cristiano Ronaldo, often called CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer renowned as one of the greatest players ever. He currently captains both Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team as a forward. His achievements include five Ballon d'Or awards, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes. Ronaldo has secured 33 trophies, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, and one UEFA European Championship. He holds records for most Champions League goals (140) and assists (42), European Championship goals (14) and assists (8), and international appearances (219) and goals (136). Surpassing 900 official senior career goals, Ronaldo stands as the top goalscorer of all time.
In 2022, following a dispute with manager Fernando Santos, Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from the starting line-up for Portugal's last 16 match, marking the first time since Euro 2000 that Portugal had started a knockout game without Ronaldo in the starting line-up at an international tournament .
In 2005, Cristiano Ronaldo and another man were investigated by the British Crown Prosecution Service after a rape allegation was brought forward by two women. The women later withdrew their allegation, and Scotland Yard stated there was not enough evidence for a prosecution.
Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he was involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off, Ronaldo publicly asked for a transfer. However, he broke the 20-goal barrier for the first time and won his first Premier League title in the 2006-07 season.
In 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo became the youngest goalscorer for Portugal at a World Cup finals, although he faced booing and missed out on the Best Young Player award.
In 2022, following a dispute with manager Fernando Santos, Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from the starting line-up for Portugal's last 16 match, marking the first time since Euro 2008 that he had not started a game for Portugal in a major international tournament.
In 2022 Ronaldo finished the season trophyless for the first time since 2010.
In April 2017, it was reported that Cristiano Ronaldo was being investigated by the Las Vegas Police Department for an allegation by a woman that he had raped her in 2009.
In July 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo was charged with fraudulently evading almost €15 million in tax between 2011 and 2014, a claim he denied at the time.
In June 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo was given a two-year suspended jail sentence and fined €18.8 million, later reduced to €16.8 million, after reaching a deal with Spanish authorities for tax evasion.
In September 2018, the woman accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of rape filed a civil lawsuit in Nevada.
In July 2019, Las Vegas prosecutors said they would not charge Cristiano Ronaldo over allegations of rape, stating that the allegations could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
In October 2021, federal magistrate judge Daniel Albregts recommended that the rape lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo be dismissed, citing bad faith by the woman's lawyer.
In June 2022, the woman's rape lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo was dismissed with prejudice in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
In 2022, Ronaldo's contract with Manchester United was terminated following a fall out with the newly appointed manager.
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