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24th May 2014

Video: This short documentary looks back on Cristiano Ronaldo’s early years in Madeira

He was once sold for two sets of kits and 20 footballs.

Tony Cuddihy

He was once sold for two sets of kits and 20 footballs.

Cristiano Ronaldo takes to the Champions League Final for Real Madrid tonight as the best footballer in the world, having claimed last year’s Ballon d’Or from Lionel Messi.

The 29-year-old grew up in Madeira, a Portuguese island, and this short BBC documentary looks at his formative years before moving to Sporting Lisbon and on to Manchester United and Madrid.

http://youtu.be/4I0ZY2REeDU

H/T 101GreatGoals