Fans were bemused at the relatively low-key cake the 33-year-old superstar cut on February 5!
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo (Photo: AFP)
After enjoying a stellar 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo could have been forgiven for letting loose on his 33rd birthday but the fact that the Real Madrid forward cut a relatively low-key cake had many fans feeling bemused.
While Los Blancos ruled the roost last year, winning the La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, their recent form has been appalling to say the least.
Zinedine Zidane’s men have been knocked out of the Copa del Rey and find themselves trailing arch-rivals and league leaders Barcelona by a jaw-dropping 19 points, albeit having played a game less than the Catalans.
Perhaps the fact that the 2017-18 season has been far from ideal forced the Real Madrid talisman, who won his fifth Ballon d’Or award to match nemesis Lionel Messi in January, to not go over the top with his celebrations.
A professional’s professional, Ronaldo, who became a father to twins (via a surrogate mother) and a baby girl with girlfriend Georgina Rodrigues in 2017, even had a special workout on his big day as he posted a picture of himself working on his legs in his home gym:
Ronaldo, who has been sponsored by Nike for the past decade-and-a-half, was gifted a pair of special-edition CR7 sneakers, with 24-karat gold infused in them, by the American footwear giants:
Perhaps being born on February 5 guarantees you can have the world at your feet for Ronaldo shares his birthday with Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar and Argentine icon Carlos Tevez.
Neymar, the world’s most expensive footballer, threw a massive bash in the French capital which was attended by all of his PSG teammates and other big names such as Luis Ronaldo and Gabriel Jesus.
Ronaldo and Neymar are two of the biggest draws in world football right now, but the stark contrast between the way they live their lives could not have been more apparent. And the duo will go face-off when their sides clash in the highlight UEFA Champions League round-of-16 clash on February 14 at the Santiago Bernabeu. The return leg at the Parc des Princes takes place on March 6.
The Brazilian has been touted as the man to end the Ronaldo-Messi duopoly and all eyes will be on Neymar and the Portuguese when they clash in what is seen as the ultimate club competition in a week’s time.
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