He is not simply a performer or a shining star on Broadway. Nor is he simply an acrobat who keeps an audience on the edge of their seats with bated breath, or a magician who makes things and people disappear and reappear. Cristiano Ronaldo is all of those things rolled into one, and more: he embodies the football spectacle, the relentless pursuit of victory, and the ability to make the impossible come true.
A quick test. Ball + Cristiano Ronaldo = ? What’s the answer? We bet you thought “goal” or “victory”.
16 September 2018, the first of his trademark celebrations in a Juve shirt.
An individual of other-worldly ability, shooting on goal. An image we’ve become happily familiar with.