Cristiano Ronaldo owns a huge fan base, but the Portuguese superstar also has to receive a lot of criticism from antifans.

ristiano Ronaldo is a special case in world football. His talent is undeniable with countless prestigious awards and titles. The Portuguese superstar has millions of fans around the world.

However, he also has many antifans, who are allergic to the scandals outside the field, the somewhat arrogant statements of CR7. Cristiano Ronaldo’s wealth also makes many people jealous.

Currently CR7 is receiving a salary of £ 500,000 / week at Juventus. Besides, he also has other great income thanks to contracts with Nike, Electronic Arts and Herbalife.

Not stopping there, the Portuguese superstar’s economic fund is also regularly replenished by a series of CR7 branded clothing, shoe and underwear stores.

Leaving Real Madrid to move to Juventus received a huge salary, which made Ronaldo receive many criticisms. However, knowing the following 18 great stories about Ronaldo may make you think again.

1. Sale of European Golden Shoes 2011 for charity

In 2011, Ronaldo received the European Golden Shoe award when he scored 40 goals. Very serious about this noble title, but the Portuguese superstar still does a meaningful action.

He auctioned the European Golden Shoe for charity. The £1.2 million raised was used to build several schools in war-torn Gaza.

2. World Ballon d’Or Auction 2013

The World Ballon d’Or is a title that every player dreams of. However, Ronaldo does not keep that title to himself. The Portuguese superstar auctioned off a 2013 version of the Ballon d’Or and raised £530,000.

The money is donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children whose lives are threatened by terminal illnesses.

3. Ambassador for 3 charities for children

Ronaldo continues to use his influence to convey life messages. He is an ambassador for 3 charities for children Save the Children, Unicef ​​and World Vision

In his 2014 Ballon d’Or speech, Ronaldo mentioned a group of children with leukemia.

Previously, CR7 also sent messages of encouragement to children affected by the war in Syria and called the children “real heroes”.

In addition, Ronaldo also donated to charity with an undisclosed amount to Save The Children. In a challenge video, Ronaldo delivered his message to hundreds of millions of viewers and brought in millions of pounds for charity.

4. Win the whole prize money to charity funds

Ronaldo uses the prize money to charity.

In 2013, Ronaldo was named in the UEFA Team of the Year and received a bonus of 100,000 euros. All this money Ronaldo gave back to the Red Cross.

A year later, the same thing was done when CR7 received $ 450,000 for winning the 10th Champions League.

5. Humanitarian blood donation

As a personality star, Ronaldo never gets a tattoo because he often participates in blood donation programs.

CR7 regularly participates in blood donation.

Ronaldo once said: “We can all make a difference by donating blood. Each time you do this, you can benefit 3 people in emergency situations…”.

The Juventus superstar also acts as a godfather to Carlos Martins, a boy with bone marrow disease.

6. Spending huge amounts of money on relief work

Ronaldo relief earthquake in Nepal.

In April 2015, Ronaldo is said to have donated £ 5 million to support the earthquake disaster in Nepal. This disaster caused 9,000 deaths, 22,000 injuries and enormous economic losses.

7. Support cancer hospital

Portuguese superstar and mother.

Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores Aveiro, was lucky to survive breast cancer in 2007. So Ronaldo supported the hospital where his mother was treated with the amount of 120,000 pounds.

8. Love for an orphan boy

Through social networks and media, the former Real Madrid star visited Haidar, an orphan boy who lost both his parents after the bombing in the capital Beirut (Lebanon).

The orphan boy was touched when he met Ronaldo.

Haidar, a Real Madrid fan, was invited to Spain to meet Ronaldo. And the boy Haidar burst into tears of joy when he was cuddled by his idol.

9. Help a young fan

CR7 is very fan friendly.

Ronaldo invited the boy Nuhuzet Guillen with terminal cancer to watch a Real Madrid match. CR7 scored 1 goal and gave him the shirt. Despite spending a lot of money on treatment, Ronaldo was only able to help the boy live for 4 more years. In March 2013, Nuhuzet Guillen passed away.

10. Wholeheartedly for the fans

Ronaldo is ready to please fans.

Instead of hiding from fans, Ronaldo regularly spends time with his supporters. After each match, instead of avoiding face, CR7 is ready to exchange, sign autographs or give uniforms to home fans.

11. Helping a 10-month-old boy with a serious illness

Ronaldo helps a boy with a serious illness.

In 2014, the mother of 10-month-old boy Erik Ortiz Cruz sent a request for Ronaldo to give his son a shirt with a serious illness.

After hearing the story, Ronaldo supported the family with £55,000 for brain surgery and pledged to pay all the costs of the boy’s treatment. Of course, Ronaldo also gave his shirt and boots to the boy.

12. Nice action after kicking a young fan’s arm

CR7 gave a gift to apologize to a young fan.

Charlie Silverwood broke his arm after being accidentally kicked by Ronaldo. President Florentino Perez called Charlie, while Ronaldo presented his signed shirt. CR7’s actions made the boy emotional and burst into tears.

13. Be generous to the agent

Ronaldo gave a great gift to Super Mendes.

Super agent Jorge Mendes called Ronaldo the best man when he married his girlfriend Sandra in 2015.

On this big day, Ronaldo generously gave Jorge Mendes an entire island in Greece as a wedding gift. It is known that this gift is worth 40 million pounds.

14. A noble gesture to the legend of Ranger Club

CR7 and the legendary Ranger family.

Fernando Ricksen – Rangers legend suddenly fell ill in 2013 leaving him in a wheelchair and had to rely on his wife to take care of him until his death in September of the same year.

Ronaldo invited Fernando Ricksen and his family to the Bernabeu to watch Real Madrid’s match.

CR7 also donated the shirt to the former right-back after the Champions League win over Legia Warsaw in October 2016.

15. Give valuable gifts to teammates

Ronaldo gives expensive watches to teammates.

After helping Real Madrid win the 10th Champions League, each player of the Royal Spanish team received an expensive watch from Ronaldo.

According to bullfighting media, CR7 spends about 5,000 pounds per watch.

16. Help your brother escape evil

Ronaldo’s father Denis passed away from alcohol and drug addiction. Ronaldo’s brother has also had difficult situations when it comes to alcohol.

Ronaldo is happy with his mother, brother and son.

CR7 promises to complete La Decima with Real Madrid (the 10th time winning the Champions League/Champions League) if his brother successfully detoxes and the Portuguese superstar has done it.

17. Generous customers

CR7 goes on vacation with girlfriend Georgina.

Ronaldo loves the luxury Costa Navarino resort in southern Greece. Here he and his family are quiet, isolated from the media and fans.

After each holiday in 2018 and 2019, Ronaldo left and left a sum of £20,000 to thank the staff.

18. Always be grateful to benefactors

In a recent interview on ITV, Ronaldo shared the story of being given burgers by three women in Lisbon to overcome his childhood hunger.

Ronaldo wants to repay the 3 women who saved him from hunger.

The Portuguese superstar is very keen to find those 3 women and invite them to dinner in Turin or Lisbon to repay the favor.

Currently CR7 has found a benefactor, that is Paula Leca, the woman at McDonald’s.