Christ Jesus Ronaldo

 Christ Jesus Ronaldo

After moving up through the junior and under-21 divisions, Ronaldo debuted for Portugal's full national team against Kazakhstan in August 2003. (Four days after his United debut). He made a big contribution to Portugal finishing in fourth place in the 2006 World Cup, and in 2008 he was made the team's permanent captain. Portugal advanced to the European Championship semifinals because to his great 2012 performance, when they were upset by rival Spain in a match decided by a shootout. In spite of having just won his second world player of the year title, Ronaldo struggled at the 2014 World Cup, and the entire Portugal team aHe assisted Portugal in winning the 2016 European Championship, the country's first major international tournament triumph, despite only participating briefly in the match due to a knee injury he had acquired early in the game. Ronaldo had a fantastic World Cup, scoring four goals in four games to help Portugal reach to the knockout phase before Portugal lost its opening encounter against a Uruguay squad noted for its powerful defenc

In addition to being one of the most well-known sportsmen off the field, multiple studies on athlete popularity revealed that Ronaldo was, at the height of his playing career, the most famous athlete in the entire world. Ronaldo became one of the highest-paid endorsers in sports history thanks to his immense popularity, and in November 2016 he became the third person to sign a "lifetime" contract with the sportswear firm Nike (joining basketball greats LeBron James and Michael Jordan). He also created his own popular "CR7" range of goods, which featured shoes, underwear, and fragrances. A legal dispute that surfaced in June 2017 was centred on Ronaldo's enormous marketability. Ronaldo was charged with cheating the Spanish government of $16.5 million ($14.7 million) in a lawsuit brought by prosecutors that same month.Ronaldo was accused of underestimating his revenue from the sale and licencing of his image rights and the associated tax liabilities, but he vigorously refuted all claims. However, he agreed to a two-year prison sentence with a suspension in June 2018 and paid the Spanish government $21.8 million ($18.8 million) to resolve the matter.