The man needs no introduction of what he’s capable of, having graced our front pages on numerous occasions.
The Real Madrid forward, who celebrates his 32nd birthday today, only needs to look at his trophy cabinet to show why he will go down as one the world’s finest footballers when he does hang up his boots.
Two Ballon d’Ors and FIFA Ballon d’Ors, three Premier League titles, three Champions League crowns and a La Liga title are just some of the accolades he’s won in his illustrious career and there’s bound to be more as he continues to cause problems for the opposition with outrageous talent.
On the international stage, his finest hour came last year at the Euro 2016, captaining dark horses Portugal to glory against hosts France.
In the same year, ESPN ranked him as the world’s most famous athlete.
Cristiano.
Other sport stars born on this day
1970: Darren Lehmann, former batsman and now coach of the Australia national team (47).
1977: Ben Ainslie, Great Britain’s four-time Olympic sailing champion (40).
1984: Carlos Tevez, Shanghai Shenhua and Argentina striker, who played for Man United and Juventus (33).
1992: Neymar, two-time La Liga winner for Barcelona and striker for Brazil (25).