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World Soccer Legends
Everything you need to know about most exciting clubs and the best players on the planet.

Ronaldo
Learn all about Ronaldo from his childhood in Madeira to his favorite food to his car collection
Inside scoop on his successes with Manchester United, Portugal, and Real Madrid
Action shots and tactical breakdowns of his winning games
Fun facts and all the stats on the ultimate soccer player!

A portion of the book’s proceeds are donated to the Hugo Bustamante AYSO Playership Fund, a national scholarship program to help ensure that no child misses the chance to play AYSO Soccer. Donations cover the cost of registration and a uniform for a child in need. AYSO Soccer is a family experience and an opportunity to create memories for a lifetime. The positive environment of AYSO is the right place for kids to learn soccer, but it’s also where they learn important life lessons, social skills and get active.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published February 25, 2014

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September 21, 2016
Obviously, Ronaldo is the BEST!!! His many triumphs with Sporting Libson, Manchester United, Portugal, and Real Madrid are just a few of his awards. Although his longtime rival Lionel Messi has won more Ballons d'Or (Golden Ball in French), Messi still hasn't won any championships, tournaments, or cups with Argentina (except the Olympics in 2008 at Bejing, but that doesn't really count), but Ronaldo has won the Euro Championship 2016 (A tournament/championship that only European countries can participate in). Read Ronaldo and learn all about the "ultimate soccer player".
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‏' افضل ان اطلق عليك النار على ان ابيعك لذلك الرجل الان !
| كتاب السير أليكس فيرجسون |

‏كريستيانو رونالدو هو اكثر لاعب موهوب دربته.. تجاوز كل العظماء الذين دربتهم في اليونايتد وقد دربت الكثير منهم...

‏عندما انضم الينا كارلوس 2002 ( مساعد فيرغيسون ) قال لي : هناك فتى في سبورتينج ويجب علينا ان نراقبه جيدا
سألته "اي واحد؟" لأنني اذكر 2 او 3 لاعبين مميزين. اخبرني كارلوس انهٌ رونالدو.

‏في تلك المرحلة كان كريستيانو يلعب كمهاجم صريح. قال كارلوس انه علينا ان نتحرك سريعا لأن هذا الشاب مميز ، لذا ارسلنا جيم راين لكي يشاهد تمرينات سبورتينج .

‏رجع جيم وقال " يا آلهي لقد رأيت لاعبا اعتقد انه جناح ، ولكنه يلعب في مركز مهاجم صريح في فريق الشباب لن انتظر لوقت طويل اذا كان الامر بيدي. لذا ذكرنا اسم هذا الفتى في محادثاتنا مع سبورتينج. ردهم كان انهم ارادوا ان يبقوه معهم لسنتين اضافيتين

‏اقترحت اتفاقا يبقيه مع سبورتينج لتلك الفتره قبل ان ننقله الى انجلترا. ولكن في تلك المرحلة لم نكلم الاعب ولا وكيل اعماله كان فقط وببساطه مناقشة بين الناديين.

‏جزءا من اتفاقنا كان اننا سنلعب امام سبورتينج في ملعبهم الجديد ، والذي تم بناءه للبطولة الاروبية 2004. لذا ذهبنا هناك لعب جون آوشيه في مركز الظهير الايمن. يصر الناس ان جاري نيفل كان في ذلك المركز الذي لا يٌحسد عليه ، ولكن كان جون آوشيه.

‏اول تمريرة من رونالدو جعلتني اصرخ : بحقك ياجون لا تعطيه اي مساحات !
جون هز كتفيه. ظهر تعبيرا مليئ بالصدمة والالم على وجهه. الاعبين في الدكة كانوا يقولون لي : " ياللهول انظر الى ذلك الاعب ايها المدرب يا له من لعب.

‏" قلت لهم: لا تقلقوا ، لقد دبرت امره " وكأن الصفقة تمت قبل 10 سنين. اخبرت البرت، الذي يهتم بالطاقم: اذهب الى مقصورة الاداريين واحضر كينيون عندي بين الشوطين

‏" قلت لبيتر " لن نغادر هذا الملعب قبل ان يوقع لنا هذا الفتى.
سألني كينيون " هل هو جيد لتلك الدرجة ؟
قلت له " جون آوشيه يعاني من صداع نصفي بسببه ! " اذهب واجعله يوقع .

‏حادث كينيون اداريين سبورتينج وسأل ان كان يستطيع محادثة كريستيانو ، حذرونا بأن ريال مدريد عرضوا 8 مليون جنيه لأجله.
قلت له " اعرض عليهم 9 اذا .

‏كان رونالدو في غرفة صغيره مع وكيل اعماله عندما اخبرناه اننا سنحب كثيراً لو وقع لمانشستر .
اجرنا طيارة خاصة له ولعائلته وخورخي ميندز ومحامية لكي يأتوا الينا في اليوم التالي. كان علينا ان نتمم الصفقة. سرعة التحرك كانت مهما للغاية.

‏في احد الليالي كنت اشاهد فيلما ، " وايت فانج "
والذي كان يتكلم عن الذهاب الى " كلوندايك" للبحث عن الذهب هذا مايشعر به كشاف المواهب. تكون واقفا تشاهد مباراة وترى لاعبا يشبه جورج بيست او راين جيجز او بوبي تشارلتون. هذا ماشعرت به في ذلك اليوم وانا اشاهد رونالدو كان مصدر الهام لي

‏اول ظهور له كان امام بولتون في الاولد ترافورد في 16 اغسطس 2003 ، انتهى مطاف مدافعي بولتون في حيرة ، بعد مرور الوقت انطلق رونالدو وراوغ المدافع وتم عرقلته وفاز بضربة جزاء
بعدها وبإرادته قدم مستوى رائع الجمهور في ذالك الاتجاه من الملعب ردوا على ذلك وكأنهم رأوا المسيح يظهر امامهم

‏جمهور الاولد ترافورد يصنع الابطال بسرعة يرون لاعب يستطيع انا يوقفهم وبعدها يقدسونه. رونالدو كان اكثر لاعب اثر على جماهير اليونايتد منذ اريك كونتونا

‏رامون كالديرون الرئيس السابق لريال مدريد خرج وقال في العام الذي سبق رحيل رونالدو عننا : كريستيانو سيصبح لاعباً في ريال مدريد يوما من الأيام ..
كنت أعلم جيدا أنهم إذ استطاعوا دفع مبلغ 80 مليون فإن رونالدو سيغادر

‏عندما أصبح احتمال مغادرته امرا مرجحا.. تعاهدت معه معاهدة رجال ، ذهبت الى منزل كارلوس في البرتغال وجدت رونالدو يتكلم عن رغبته الشديدة في الذهاب إلى ريال مدريد أخبرته لن أجعلك تذهب هذا العام بسبب الطريقة التي تكلم بها رئيس مدريد

‏وأكملت حديثي : أعلم أنك تريد الذهاب لريال مدريد ولكني أفضل أن أطلق النار عليك على أن أبيعك لذلك الرجل الآن وأنهيت الأمر تماما : لن أدعك ترحل يا رونالدو هذا العام سأفقد شرفي بالكامل وسأفقد كل شيء .. ولن أفعل ذلك

‏استطعت أن أقنع رونالدو وأخبرته أن سبب عدم قبولي لبيعه هو كالديرون ، رونالدو تقبل الأمر وخصوصا بعد أن أخبرته : إذا تلقينا عرضا قياسياً فسأسمح لك بالرحيل ولكن ليس هذا العام

‏لم نستطع ان نمنع حماسه للذهاب الى إسبانيا وارتداء ذلك القميص الابيض الشهير الذي ارتداه امثال دي ستيفانو وزيدان

‏فالنهاية خسرنا ساحرنا.. كريستيانو لصالح ريال مدريد في نهاية المطاف...لكننا كنا نرى سنواته معنا بفخر وتقدير في 6 مواسم معنا من 2003 الى 2009 سجل 118 وفاز بدوري الابطال و 3 بريميرليج وكأس الاتحاد الانجليزي و2 كأس الرابطة.
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March 12, 2015
Ronaldo was born a very poor place in Portugal called Madeira. He was the youngest child of the dos Santos Aveiro. He lived in a very hard circumstance and lived a lot of suffering, due to his family's abilities. Ronaldo was popular in his school days but got expelled, because he threw a chair on his teacher. He claimed that he disrespected him. At the age of 14 he agreed with his mother to dropout of school and focus on soccer.

He signed for a local club at Madeira at the age of 11. He than attracted the attention of Sporting Lisbon and the Lisbon Giants didn't leave the talent. He was the first ever person to play for the first team at the age of 16. He scored two goals at his first season. Than Portugal called him for the Euro-17 Which is a European competition that people under 17 could participate and all Europe countries can participate they pass the qualification.

Ronaldo impressed in the Euro and continued his career at Sporting Lisbon. One day there was a friendly against Manchester United.The Portuguese played a wonderful match. When Manchester United were going back to Manchester, all the players of Man U pleaded the Coach Sir Alex Ferguson to sign Ronaldo. He agreed upon that and signed him within a week.

Ronaldo got more famous due to the transfer to Machester. The Barclays Premier League is very famous in Europe so he got eyes on him a lot more than he used to have in the Pourtgese League "Ronaldo attracted the camera more and more"(Juckilsson 21). Ronaldo was called up for poutgal in 2004...

Ronaldo met a lot of stars including his idol Luis Figo who was a big star at the time and is always due to his famous history that saw him score a lot of goal for his country and the clubs he played upon. Ronaldo showed that he doesn't play well for Manchester but for portugal too, and he banged in 4 goals during the period and Portugal reached the final. The game against Greece was very tight. "It was the worst game of my life, due to how much effort we put on it" ( Juckilsson 22).

In the final Ronaldo didn't play the best game of his life, but he was impressive since he was only 19 years old. The game was nail nail until Greece scored at the final minute which made Ronaldo cry a lot and made the Lisbon Stadium a bad luck for him and he remembered this event for the rest of his life. "That game is unforgettable" (Juckulsson 26)

friday 6 March

Ronlado reached the UEFA Chapiompions League final against their rivals FC Barcelona. "My emotions to reach the final were unbeleivable" (Juckilsson 45).
Ronaldo was crucial in the game and "riped" Barca's defence multiple times.Unfortunately they lost the gae and Ronaldo was sad because e wanted to wn a important ward, because all he won was the Barcays Premier League. Ronaldo was sitting and wondering how happy he as if he won thaat award. A year later Ronaldo found himself in the UEFA Campions league final.


Ronaldo scored a header and equalised. The game went to penalties and Ronaldo missed his pentaly. Lucky enough fr him the opponent's penalty got saved and Mannchester United won the Champions League. A year later, Real Madrid signed the talent. Ronaldo didn't reject the offer and Real Madrid. Ronaldo was very joyful. "Signing for thiis prestigious club is great" (Jokulsson 55).

Roanldo and Raul formed a deadly partnership. They scored a lot of goals togther an seemed to "trash" every opponent they recieved.Ronaldo was presened to is new club. The feild was filled with people. "I am very glad tto see the amount of people over here" (Jokulsson 60). The 95 million euro mn was worth his money and he enriched his career with more goals and deecent assists.

Ronaldo played is first "El Classico" against barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.Ronaldo tried his best and at injury tie of the additional 2nd half, he scored a decent header and it went to the back of the net."That goal will be carved in my heart"(Jokulsson 64). Ronaldo appil celbrated the goal and seemed very happy to beat their traditional rivals F.C Barcelona. Ronaldo continued to score in all leagues and impressed for Real




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June 6, 2016
A book about Cristiano Ronaldo Life, He was born in a very poor city in Portugal called Madeira. he like to play football and he is very talented and now he is one of the best player in the world.
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Teljes útmutató a futsal történetéhez

A futsal, más néven ötkarikás futball, 1930-ban indult Montevideóban, amikor Juan Carlos Ceriani megalkotta az ötkarikás futball egy változatát. A játékot oldalfalak nélküli beltéri és kültéri kosárlabdapályákon játsszák. A futsal Dél-Amerikában, különösen Brazíliában vált népszerűvé, miután Ceriani elgurította a labdát. Nézd meg itt, ha érdekel a magyarországi futsal!


Az ebben a játékban elsajátított tapasztalatok nyilvánvalóak a brazilok által a pályán mindenhol bemutatott világhírű módon. A futsal Pele, Zico, Socrates, Bebeto és más brazil legendák csiszolták tudásukat. Bár Brazília továbbra is a futsal világközpontja, a játékot ma már világszerte a FIFA égisze alatt játsszák. Lépjen kapcsolatba egy neves chennai futsal pályával, ha meg szeretné tanulni a játékot.

A futsal történetének áttekintése

A futsal a teremfoci FIFA által elismert változata, a spanyol „ftbol sala” szóból származik. Két csapat játssza, egyenként öt játékossal a pályán bármikor, guruló cserékkel és egy kisebb, erősebb és kevésbé pattogó labdával, mint a futballnál. A korlátozott hely miatt a játékosoknak kiváló technikával és ügyességgel kell rendelkezniük. Amellett, hogy professzionális sport, nemzetközi és országos versenyekkel, a 11 táblás futball fejlődésének eszközeként is tartják számon.

Az első nemzetközi versenyt 1965-ben rendezték meg, amikor Paraguay először nyerte meg a Dél-Amerika Kupát. 1979-ben további hat dél-amerikai bajnokságot rendeztek, Brazília mindegyikét megnyerte. Brazília dominanciája az 1. Pánamerikai Kupa győzelmével folytatódott 1980-ban, amelyet 1984-ben egy másik követett.

A futsal fejlődése és növekedése: az eredettől a nemzeti örökbefogadásig

Az Egyesült Államok Futsal Szövetsége 1981-ben alakult, és 1983 januárjában jegyezték be. Első elnöke Osvaldo Garcia volt. A játék Minisoccer, Futbol Sala és ötkarikás foci néven is ismert, de védjegye a Futsal. Alex JC Parra az Egyesült Államok Futsal Szövetségének jelenlegi elnöke. Az első futsal világbajnokságot 1982-ben rendezték a brazíliai Sao Paulóban, mielőtt játékosait 1989-ben bekerülték a FIFA-ba, és Brazília végzett az első helyen. A brazilok 1985-ben megnyerték a második spanyolországi világbajnokságot, de az 1988-as ausztráliai 3. vb-n Paraguaytól vereséget szenvedtek.

A FIFA 1989-ben Hollandiában és 1992-ben Hongkongban lett az esemény közvetlen szponzora. Brazília mindkétszer diadalmaskodott. Az Egyesült Államok futsalcsapata (fedett pályás csapat) az 1989-es labdarúgó-világbajnokságon a 3., 1992-ben pedig a 2. helyen végzett. A harmadik FIFA Liga címet Spanyolországban vívták 1996. november 24. és december 11. között, és a FIFA átnevezte a FIFA Futsal Bajnokságnak. először. 2000. november 18. és december 4. között Guatemala adott otthont a 4. labdarúgó-világbajnokságnak. 2004 decemberében Tajpej adott otthont a hatodik futsal világbajnokságnak. Az Egyesült Államok futsal válogatottja 1984 májusában játszotta első nemzetközi futsalmérkőzését a kanadai Nanaimóban, és 6-5-re nyert. 1985 decemberében a kaliforniai Sonoma State University adott otthont az első nemzetközi futsal tornának az Egyesült Államokban. Az Egyesült Államok elitcsapata 9-5-re legyőzte Ausztráliát.

A futsal egyre népszerűbb a fiatalok körében az Egyesült Államokban. 1985 óta az Egyesült Államok Futsal Szövetsége nemzeti bajnokságot rendez. Miután a Columbia Park Club felvette a kapcsolatot az USA Futsallal, hogy egy bemutatót rendezzenek, az Egyesült Államokban a lány- és fiúklubok nagy érdeklődést mutattak. A nemzeti szervezet elfogadta a sportot, és mára több mint 1100 fiú- és lányklubban játsszák az Egyesült Államokban. 1988 óta az AYSO szorosan együttműködik az amerikai futsal. Az USYSA és az USA Futsal 1995 augusztusában, majd 1999-ben megállapodást írt alá, hogy a futsalt, mint preferált teremfoci játékot népszerűsítsék valamennyi nemzeti szövetségükben, az Egyesült Államok Futsal felügyelete alatt. Futsal.
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June 30, 2017
A living legend not only in the field but also out of the field. This book describes his character sketch. A informative type book to better understand the life of CR7
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February 27, 2020
I honesty have never read a book but this seems pretty cool 😎

I live reading now
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January 9, 2016

Ronaldo is an exciting biography written by Illugi Jökulsson. The story takes place in portugal where the main character,Cristiano Ronaldo, lives with his family. The story begins When Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes a professional soccer player . A problem arise when Messi one of the best soccer player comes to action and becomes better than Cristiano Ronaldo. The first Cristiano Ronaldo has to do was to train more, play better and play more with other people . Next, he Finally, joined the club Real Madrid and tried everything to be the best. In order to , join the club he trained everyday and did everything to reach the best he could. Lastly, after all his hard work he arrived in messi’s level and now some people say Messi is better but other say its Ronaldo.




The main character of the biography is Ronaldo. He is a trustfull person and he treats the other characters very nicely and he cares about them. Cristiano Ronaldo grows and changes throughout the story. At the beginning of the story, he was a garbage cleaner
but because he loved soccer and played a lot soccer a team wanted him and he signed a contract with the team.And after a while he becomes a professional soccer player. From the actions of the main character, the reader learns that nothing is impossible and that if u have a dream and if u like something than never stop doing the hobby no matter what. All of this made the plot of the story because it shows how the main character involves and become better and better.



The most exciting episode in the story is when a soccer team ask him to join to the team it is the most important part because it shows the emotion and how the main character was happy and free. However, the most disappointing moment in this story happened when they talked about his harsh life and how he needed to pick up garbage and clean up cars to win money also when they talk about Ronaldo's dad and how he died. I would recommend this story to soccer people and to people who like Ronaldo and that wants to know more about him because it mostly talks about that.I think that these students would enjoy it because it a really good book that really describes Ronaldo’s life.
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November 6, 2016
Ronaldo's soccer career is a dream of many kids; you can live it by reading the book "Ronaldo" written by Illugi Jökulsson. Born February 5, 1985, in Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
had two sisters and one brother. At the age of 12, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP who later signed him for 1,500dollars. After they had signed him, he moved to Alcochete near Lisbon to join his teammates at the club academy. At the age of 14 Ronaldo decided to concentrate on soccer and finish his studies in school. At the age of 16, he got promoted from sporting's youth team to the first team. A year later 7, October 2002 Ronaldo made his first debut in the first league against Moreirense and Sporting won the match 3-0, and Ronaldo scored two goals. He then joined Manchester United after Sporting won them 3-1 and he impressed Manchester united's president. In 2008 Ronaldo won his first Ballon dor. After winning the Ballon d'Or, he was bought by Real Madrid where he won another two other ballon dor which makes him second, player with most ballon dor after his tough opponent Messi.


I know this book is a biography because it's talking about someone and it's not just giving us simple facts. Ronaldo is famous because of the achievment he succesed in soccer and the Ballon d'Ors he won, and He also inspired a lot of people. Ronaldo was inspired by many soccer players. He was more inspired by Portugal national team players such as Figo, Rui Costa, Fernando Couto.


The book "Ronaldo" is good because you learn more about this star and how he used to live in the past before becoming a millionaire. My favorite part of the book is when he won his first Ballon d'Or because it shows you that if you work hard, you will get whatever you want. My least favorite part of the book is when he got injured. It was my least favorite part because he could not play soccer for six months. In this book, I learn that if you work hard for something you will get it. I reccomand this book to Soccer fans and people who want to learn about Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
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February 29, 2016

This book is basically about Cristiano Ronaldo's life. In the beginning of this book it talks about Cristiano Ronaldo's childhood and where he was born which in this case is Madeira which is a small island in Portugal. This book also includes Cristiano Ronaldo's favorite hobbies such as cooking, racing, and of course the lovely game of football. Finally, this book talks about Cristiano Ronaldo's achievements and football career. Ronaldo you could say has won many this such the Ballon D'or which is basically the best player of the year award and he has achieved this award for 3 times which is a really good thing for a player that good. Ronaldo played for a team named Sporting Lisbon where he started his football career and became a better player when he moved to Manchester United where he has one so many of the biggest titles with his. Then, a couple of years later Ronaldo moved to what people say as one of the best clubs in the world Real Madrid where he won many of the bigger titles than he won in Manchester United such as the LIGA BBVA, Copa Del Rey, Champions League, and many more. Now you could say that Cristiano Ronaldo is also known as a great player for his skills that he applies in the game where he got from his hard work in training sessions. I think if you are a big fan of football then this book is definitely recommended for you.




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November 9, 2015
This book talks not just about Cristiano ronaldo soccer career, but also about he's life, he lived in a very hard circumstance, and was born with a very poor family, but because he's detirmenation now he's one of the most richest athletes, so in my opinion that book is really interesting and it is very motivational.
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