Know the seven unknown facts about soccer star Christiano Ronaldo

New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most decorated athletes of our time. Aside from being one of the best football players of our generation, Ronaldo is also one of the most popular and loved players. Arrogant and cocky sometimes, Ronaldo's "I'm the best" attitude doesn't always go down well with everyone, but he backs up his arrogance with his excellence on the football pitch. A Manchester United player, Ronaldo inspired Portugal to the semifinals of Euro 2012 and won the Spanish La Liga with Real Madrid in 2012.Here are the 7 interesting facts of him that you might not know:1) He never wanted no. 7 jerseyAfter being signed by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in 2003, Ronaldo was offered a no. 7 jersey. He was worried to take this honour as no. 7 was being worn by legends like Beckham, Johnny Berry, George Best, and Eric Cantona and this was an extra source of motivation. He asked for no. 28 earlier but Ferguson insisted him to wear no. 7. 2) Accused of being a rapistIn the year 2005, just after a month of his father's death he was taken into custody after being accused of raping a woman in a London hotel. But, very soon he was soon granted bail by the Scotland Yard due to lack of evidence to pursue a case against him. The charges were subsequently dropped a month later. 3) His career was almost ended at the age of 15Cristiano Ronaldo's footballing career was almost ended before it began when he had to have heart surgery at the age of 15. The Manchester United winger had the operation to correct an irregular heartbeat, according to his mother. He was operated on in the morning and came out at the end of the afternoon. The treatment went well and after some days he was back at training again.4) Rejected by LiverpoolIt's believed that during the reign of Gerard Houllier, Liverpool came extremely close to signing the man who would later go on to become the most expensive player in football history. Former Liverpool manager had admitted to have watched him play, but due to lack of funds and lack of interest, talks broke down.5) A ‘cry-baby'Ronaldo was nicknamed "cry-baby" as a child but surprisingly it was the player's mother who gave him the name, not the supporters. He cried and got angry very easily - if a team-mate didn't pass him the ball, if he or someone else missed a goal or a pass, or if the team wasn't playing how he wanted.6) Expelled from school for throwing a chair at teacher When Cristiano Ronaldo was a kid, he once hit a teacher with a chair because she made fun of his Madeiran accent and mocked his family's financial status. As a result, he was expelled from the school. “I was not thick but I was not interested in school,” he admits.7) Cristiano Ronaldo is everything but not selfish Often accused of being a selfish player, he is often mistaken to be a person who is arrogant and full of ego which is not the case. He has always been involved with fund raising NGOs, and has even donated £100,000 to the hospital back in 200 so that they could build a cancer centre in his native island Madeira. In addition, he had once sold his golden boot, the won he had won in 2011 for €1.5 million. He, later, used the money to fund schools for children in Gaza. He is also acts as an ambassador to Save the Children and The Mangrove Care Forum in Indonesia.

Know the seven unknown facts about soccer star Christiano Ronaldo

New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most decorated athletes of our time. Aside from being one of the best football players of our generation, Ronaldo is also one of the most popular and

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