The Debut That Catapulted Him
In 2003 Sporting Lisbon played a friendly match against Manchester United. In this match Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance was so good that the English were interested in him.
In a short time Cristiano’s coach arranged everything for his transfer. The sportsman not only became the first Portuguese player of the Red Devils, but also the most expensive transfer of a youth player in the history of the English team. Here began the golden era of CR7.