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September 29, 2021 – 23:37

Tonight turned out to be extremely important for the Portuguese striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, within the Champions League, writes Zeri.info.

Ronaldo secured the victory for Manchester United by scoring the three-point goal against Villarreal in the last minutes of the match, a challenge that ended 2-1.

He broke Iker Casillas’ record and became the player with the most appearances in the history of the Champions League, a total of 178 appearances.

Ronaldo also holds some great records in this competition, the most goals in history (136), the most goals in a season (17), the most goals in the elimination phase (67), 11 games in a row scoring in Champions, the only player who has scored in three finals, etc. /Zeri.info

ë Five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League:

ë Most goals in history (136)
ë Most appearances (178)
ë Most goals in a season (17)
ë Most goals in knockout stages (67)
ë Only player to score in 11 straight games
ë Only player to score in 3 finals#UCL pic.twitter.com/SyRXiouyhH

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 29, 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the few in the world who owns the most expensive Rolex watch in history.

The Juventus striker appeared at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards again in January last year wearing an “Ice Master Rolex”.

It would have cost the five-time Golden Ball winner a hefty sum of around 400,000 euros thanks to the watch that consisted of 18-carat white gold.

In addition, 30 carat white diamonds are also included throughout the bracelet and frame.

Only a select number of customers have the watch which is described as ‘A perfect fusion of extravagant luxury and technological innovation’ by Bob’s Watches.

It was revealed last year by The Sun that Ronaldo had become the first football billionaire in 2020.

The 36-year-old, who was named the highest paid footballer on the planet, according to Forbes, was also the highest-earning athlete, as he made nearly two million euros through Instagram alone.

With a total of over 400 million followers on all social media platforms, as well as his annual salary and reward of $ 65 million at the current Juventus club, Ronaldo remains one of the highest paid athletes in the sport.

Ronaldo amassed $ 105 million overall in 2020, which included $ 45 million from Nike, Altice, Herbalife and his brand CR7, and made $ 1 million more than his rival, Messi.

But in 2021, the Portugal captain lost the race to become the highest paid athlete on the planet after Conor McGregor was ranked first.

The armband, thrown to the ground by an angry Cristiano Ronaldo after he was denied a belated winner in Portugal’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia last weekend, was auctioned to raise funds for a sick child.

Ronaldo reacted with disgust in Belgrade after his belated attempt appeared to cross the goal line before being cleared by Serbia’s Stefan Mitrovic just so the referees could continue the game.

The furious Portuguese skipper stormed off the pitch before the final whistle, throwing his armband on the ground and receiving a yellow card for the protest.

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But a quick-thinking steward has now turned Ronaldo’s tragedy into a potential glimmer of hope for a local child by picking up the discarded item and contacting a sports channel to auction it off for charity.

The man asked to remain anonymous but told AFP: “He (Ronaldo) threw the armband three meters away from me and it immediately occurred to me that this (sale) might be a good opportunity.”

Cristiano Ronaldo left the pitch before the final whistle at the end of the game between Serbia and Portugal, throwing his captain’s armband in frustration. pic.twitter.com/I2i9uwkPhM

– ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 27, 2021

He said the item had been authenticated and sold on the limundo.com website to raise funds for a six-month-old baby, Gavrilo Djurdjevic, who has a rare disease.

Branislav Jocic, sports channel Sportklub’s social media manager, said: “I hope we can reach Ronaldo ourselves … so we can help Gavrilo as much as possible.”

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Ronaldo’s tantrum came 2-2 in Belgrade after the hosts held Portugal back from 2-0 deficit. Diogo Jota had scored two goals for the visitors before Aleksandar Mitrovic and Filip Kotic equalized.

Struggling to expand his international record of 102 goals and get closer to Iranian legend Ali Daei’s record of 109 goals, Ronaldo has been criticized by some in his home country for his reaction to the disallowed goal.

Former Portugal international Fernando Meira claimed the outbreak was “unacceptable to the captain of the national team”.

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Center storm referee Danny Makkelie from the Netherlands has apologized to Ronaldo and Portugal for the apparent mistake, while UEFA said the incident could have been avoided if the two nations had previously agreed to use goal-line technology Game.