Manchester United Debut
The teenage sensation arrives
Signs from Sporting CP as the most expensive teenager in British football history, opening his account for United with a trademark free kick.
Signs from Sporting CP as the most expensive teenager in British football history, opening his account for United with a trademark free kick.
42 goals in all competitions and a Premier League–Champions League double with United mark his arrival among the game's true elites.
Sets the all-time record for goals in one Champions League season while leading Real Madrid to "La Décima" — their long-awaited 10th European Cup.
Leads Portugal to their first-ever European Championship title, captaining the side even after limping off injured in the final.
His overhead scissor-kick goal against Juventus in the Champions League quarterfinal is hailed as one of the greatest goals ever scored — and helps convince Juventus to sign him.
Scores three times, including a stunning late free kick, in a 3-3 thriller — one of the most memorable individual World Cup displays of the modern era.
Becomes the outright top scorer in men's international football history — a record he continues to extend to this day.
Becomes the first footballer — and one of very few active athletes ever — to reach billionaire status while still playing professionally.
Becomes the first man to score in six different World Cups, finally nets his maiden knockout goal, and bids farewell to the tournament as Portugal's all-time top WC scorer.