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 of all time. He currently plays for Al-Nassr and captains the Portugal national team. He boasts numerous individual awards, including five Ballon d'Or titles, record-setting UEFA Men's Player of the Year awards, and four European Golden Shoes. His trophy cabinet includes seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, and a UEFA European Championship. Ronaldo holds Champions League records for goals (140) and assists (42) and European Championship records for goals (14) and assists (8), and international records for appearances (221) and goals (138). Having made over 1,200 career appearances, he's the outfield player with the most appearances, and his over 900 official senior career goals make him the all-time top goalscorer.
During the 2022 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from the starting line-up for Portugal's last 16 match, marking the first time Portugal had started a knockout game without Ronaldo in the starting line-up at an international tournament since Euro 2000.
In 2005, Ronaldo and another man were investigated by the British Crown Prosecution Service after a rape allegation was brought forward by two women, though the women withdrew their allegations and there was not enough evidence for prosecution.
In 2009, An alleged rape incident involving Ronaldo occurred. It was reported in April 2017 that Ronaldo was being investigated by the Las Vegas Police Department for an allegation by a woman that he had raped her, adding to the serious challenges in his personal life.
In 2010, Ronaldo paid a woman US$375,000 in a non-disclosure settlement, related to a rape allegation that was reported in April 2017.
In 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo went trophyless for the first time since 2010.
In 2011, Ronaldo began fraudulently evading almost €15 million in tax between 2011 and 2014, leading to significant legal challenges, the charge was issued on July 2017.
Between 2011 and 2014, Ronaldo continued to fraudulently evading almost €15 million in tax, leading to significant legal challenges, the charge was issued on July 2017.
In April 2017, it was reported that Ronaldo was being investigated by the Las Vegas Police Department for an allegation by a woman that he had raped her in 2009, adding to the serious challenges in his personal life.
In July 2017, Ronaldo was charged with fraudulently evading almost €15 million in tax between 2011 and 2014, leading to significant legal challenges.
In June 2018, Ronaldo received a two-year suspended jail sentence and was fined €18.8 million, later reduced to €16.8 million, after reaching a deal with Spanish authorities regarding tax evasion charges.
In September 2018, the same woman filed a civil lawsuit in Nevada accusing Ronaldo of rape, seeking significant damages and reopening the legal challenges surrounding the allegation.
In July 2019, Las Vegas prosecutors announced they would not charge Ronaldo over allegations of rape, stating that the allegations could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, bringing a resolution to part of the legal challenge.
In October 2021, federal magistrate judge Daniel Albregts recommended that the rape lawsuit be dismissed, citing bad faith by the woman's lawyer in using Football Leaks documents, marking a significant development in the case.
In June 2022, the woman's rape lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, with the judge citing the lawyer's repeated use of cyber-hacked attorney-client privileged documents as abuses of the litigation process, effectively ending the legal battle.
In 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Manchester United was terminated due to a fall out with the newly appointed manager.
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