Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly showered Madeira footballers with gifts after training with them in lockdown and is in "great shape".
The 35-year-old had been in Madeira since March 9 with his family, after returning to the island ahead of the suspension of Serie A, as his mother Dolores Aveiro suffered a stroke.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner kept the tools sharp by training at the Madeira Stadium, home of second-tier CD Nacional.
And practised with Madeira Under-19 goalkeeper Filipe Goncalves - who could barely believe his luck.
According to Tuttosport the Juve ace splashed on presents to show his thanks to the footie aces who helped him train.
Goncalves said: "It all really happened suddenly, so much so that even now, if I think about it, it doesn't seem true to me.
"Cristiano surprised me positively from many points of view."
"After the third training session, when he realised that it would be the last because he was returning to Lisbon, he chased Hugo to thank him and also gave him a gift. And he did the same with me.
"I can assure you that the most beautiful and unimaginable gift, and that it is worth more than anything else, was being able to train with my idol. A dream.
"He is in great shape, he trained a lot in Madeira.
DanRash10
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Tell me the reason you have to hate this great man... A generous being... A goal machine... A cr7
MRFOCUSUNITED
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I THINK RONALDO IS MORE THAN A GOAT NOW,LETS START CALLING HIM A COW🐃 OR CROCODILE 🐊. MY VOTE GOES TO HIM AS COW.
Taeapr
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Put the Messi-Ronaldo debate aside.I am being honest now,I like Messi.But that doesnt mean i hate Ronaldo.I like Ronaldo because he is so generous and hard working.Messi is generous too and he works lesser than CR7 as he has talent.Ronaldo has too work 3x of what Messi works to reach him.Both are the GOAT.Humanity and Generosity are in both.
Carintine
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Lyon after learning of CR7 training during lockdown
wutlnorsu
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world best player.... g.o.a.t
kakabiconti
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Put the Messi-Ronaldo debate aside.I am being honest now,I like Messi.But that doesnt mean i hate Ronaldo.I like Ronaldo because he is so generous and hard working.Messi is generous too and he works lesser than CR7 as he has talent.Ronaldo has too work 3x of what Messi works to reach him.Both are the GOAT.Humanity and Generosity are in both.
anyone without talent won't ever reach ronaldo level so people should stop saying that ronaldo is only hardwork the guy is really talented if you ever followed him in United its in realmadrid that he changed his style of play and became more of a scorer than what were used to seeing back in United people talk as messi sleeps through out the week
Jarein
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Put the Messi-Ronaldo debate aside.I am being honest now,I like Messi.But that doesnt mean i hate Ronaldo.I like Ronaldo because he is so generous and hard working.Messi is generous too and he works lesser than CR7 as he has talent.Ronaldo has too work 3x of what Messi works to reach him.Both are the GOAT.Humanity and Generosity are in both.
lol if only you knew how much Messi had to train to become a decent freekick taker, How terrible he was was at freekicks before now. Funny dude. 3x more [Crylaugh]