CR7 Chapter 3: The match that changed Ronaldo’s life, and the story behind it
Back in 2003, Cristiano Ronaldo played in a match that changed the course of his career, and led to his discovery. And, that match became the inspiration behind the CR7 Chapter 3 boots by Nike, which hit the market back in November 2016.
Nike’s Discovery Mercurial Superfly, along with the additional versions, i.e. the Mercurial Veloce DF and Mercurial Victory DF – all of which featured a Dynamic Fit Collar – was followed by Nike Mercurial Superfly Heritage iD, inspired by Mercurial Vapor 1 boots Cristiano wore in 2003.
CR7 Chapter 3: The match that changed Ronaldo’s life, and the story behind it
[MyAd]
The beautiful video released by Nike shows the the journey of Ronaldo from his former club, Sporting Lisbon, to the world-renowned English club, Manchester United. It features some of Ronaldo’s old friends and acquaintances, who describe what the player was like when he was younger. Every now and then, the player himself appears in the video, and talks about himself, his own feelings, what it was like to be picked by MUFC, and how much he has changed since that day in his life.
The day was the 6th of August, 2003. That is the day when Ronaldo played in the final match for Sporting Lisbon. He was already in talks with Parma for a transfer in the next season. But, Sir Alex Ferguson watched this fresh talent, 18 years of age. That’s the day Ronaldo’s talent got discovered.
At the end of the match, Sir Alex came up to Ronaldo. Because, it takes the right set of eyes to discover a talent, and Sir Alex had that – so he knew immediately that he wanted this boy to be a part of Manchester United. The match in which Ronaldo got discovered was held in Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, on the day of the inauguration of the stadium.
[MyAd]
Cristiano Ronaldo wore no. 28 at that time. Ronaldo made 2 out of the three goals that Sporting scored against the Red Devils. Even former MUFC player Rio Ferdinand wanted Ronaldo as his teammate after this match. He received a staggering £12.24 million to join Manchester United, and became the most expensive teenager transfer at that time.
Just 10 days after the big match for Sporting Lisbon, Ronaldo was in England, with his new team, in his new journey. In this beautiful video, the back story behind this big match, i.e. the life time of love for the sport by Ronaldo, his constant efforts to better himself, his practices, his competing with cars to gain speed, etc. get discussed. And, has Ronaldo changed at all since that day? Perhaps, not a bit.