Read an extract from Luca Caioli’s biography on Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo!

Posted on 2014/01/20 , tagged as luca caioli

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Cristiano Ronaldo was last week crowned the 2013 Fifa Ballon d’Or winner. Check out this free extract from Luca Caioli’s bestselling biography!

When a young Portuguese player with sublime abilities arrived at Manchester United in 2003, Alex Ferguson put the no. 7 shirt – once worn by Best, Cantona and Beckham – on his back without hesitation. The expectation was clear, and Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t disappoint. Ronaldo won the FIFA World Footballer of the Year in 2008, the first Premier League player ever to do so. Since his record-breaking GBP80m move to Real Madrid, his goal-scoring flair has continued and made his on-going rivalry with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi even more intense. Luca Caioli tells the inside story of this global superstar both on and off the pitch, unveiling the life of one of modern football’s great players as never before.

Read BBC’s overview of Ronaldo’s ‘remarkable year‘. Luca Caioli is also the author of Messi and upcoming Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo.