The legendary star might not have had the career he has after his Madeiran accent was made fun of during his academy days at Sporting Lisbon
Over the next six years, Ronaldo blossomed to become the best player in the world and won every club trophy he could at Old Trafford.
A then world record transfer fee of £80m was paid by Real Madrid in 2009 for the Portuguese international, where he continued to build his legendary status as one of the best to ever grace a football pitch.Ronaldo later moved to Juventus in 2019, before making an emotional return to Old Trafford with a second spell at United in the summer of 2021.
However, his time at Erik ten Hag's side ended under a cloud last year after an explosive interview with Piers Morgan in which he criticised many aspects of the Old Trafford club, which led to his departure and subsequent switch to Saudi Arabia to play for Al Nassr. But things could have been very different had history taken a different course - as Ronaldo did consider quitting football when he was a young player in the Sporting academy.Ronaldo hails from Madeira, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean and, as a result, speaks with a Madeiran accent and it was this which led to bullying problems when he moved to the mainland away from home to play for Sporting in their academy.
The struggles faced during his time in Lisbon were revealed in a book titled ‘Messi vs Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World’s Game’.
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