I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.

On 9 June 2010 Madame Tussauds London unveiled Ronaldo's waxwork as part of the build-up to the World Cup. In September 2011 Castrol EDGE presented "Cristiano Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit" an award-winning documentary that showed Ronaldo undertaking a series of challenges while under scientific examination. He scored his 50th Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City on 5 May 2007 as United claimed their first Premier League title in four years and he was voted into his second consecutive FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award at the end of the year.

He holds numerous former and current scoring records including records for most goals scored in a season for Real Madrid most goals scored per minute in La Liga first top European league player to reach 40 goals in a single season in two consecutive years fastest Real Madrid player to reach one hundred league goals and the first player ever to score against every team in a single season in La Liga. In 1997 he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Nacional.